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[Agora Publication] Pottery of the Roman Period: Chronology

Robinson, H. S ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... A group of closed deposits, ranging in date from the 1st century B.C. to the early 7th century A.D., provide evidence for the relative and absolute chronology of pottery used during many centuries of Roman ... 1959

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[Agora Object] P 1956: Unguentarium

Mended from many pieces; half of side and other fragments missing. Pear-shaped body with flat bottom; long neck, flaring lip. Inside glazed; neck dipped into dark brown glaze; upper part inside horizontally ... 29 April 1933

[Agora Object] P 8480: Unguentarium Fragment

Only base and lower walls preserved, with a non-joining fragment from higher up. Very carefully made flaring foot; sides with slight curve. Thin fabric. Fine pink clay, polished outside; inside water-proofed ... April-June 1936

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[Agora Object] P 8481: Unguentarium Fragment

Rather less of walls preserved than in P 8480 (Ι 897). A non-joining fragment from shoulder shows that this was fairly sharp. Shape and fabric similar to P 8480. Cf. Agora V, p. 15, under no. F 50, pl ... April-June 1936

[Agora Object] P 8482: Unguentarium Fragment

Most of neck preserved and part of shoulder at one side. A simple cylindrical neck with turned-over lip. The shoulder appears to have been fairly flat. Fine pink clay, polished outside; the orange-red ... April-June 1936

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[Agora Object] P 8790: Unguentarium

A large unguentarium similar to the ordinary fusiform type, but with a high flaring ring foot instead of the stem. A slight ridge between neck and shoulder. Gray clay. Cistern, upper fill. Leica, LIX-95 ... 2 February 1937

[Agora Object] P 8948: Pyxis Fragment

Piece from lower part of dish or box. A distinct bulge between the vertical side walls and the flat very low base. Thin soft gritty clay, gray at core. Pinkish slip on exterior; yellow-gray on interior ... 13 February 1937

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[Agora Object] P 9084: Unguentarium

Bulbous shaped. Neck missing. Red clay. Cistern. Leica, LIX-95 ... 25 February 1937

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[Agora Object] P 9288: Lagynos

Floor, most of handle and many pieces missing. Base ring; globular body; widely flaring lip with flat surface on top; double-grooved strap handle. Thin pinkish-buff clay. Light yellow slip, very smooth ... 4 February 1937

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[Agora Object] P 9814: Unguentarium

Edge of base ring broken. Fusiform, with plump, short bottom and long neck with overhanging lip. Gritty red-brown clay. Buff slip. Very large. Deposit list says level .1 but NW channel indicates .2 Cistern, ... 6 April 1937

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[Agora Object] P 10714: Jug with Relief Decoration

Fragments of body and lip, and most of handle missing. Ring foot and round body. Narrow neck, tapering upward, and flat projecting round lip, grooved inside. Grooved band handle from below lip to shoulder, ... 12 June 1937

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[Agora Object] P 11217: Jug

Handle, and wall fragments restored in plaster. Ring foot and flattened spherical body; narrow neck with projecting rim grooved on its outer face. Band handle, shoulder to neck below rim. Brownish clay; ... 1-3 June 1936

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[Agora Object] P 14678: Jug Fragments with Relief Decoration

Four fragments preserve parts of the wall and shoulder and the base of a round-bodied, narrow-necked jug with ring foot. No join between wall and base fragments. On b) the lower handle attachment. Decoration ... 29 March 1939

[Agora Object] P 22682: Mug

Most of base and small part of wall preserved. Partly restored in plaster. Presumably from a mug with flat base and vertical wall; the wall bulges out slightly near the base. Traces of handle attachment ... 1937

[Agora Deposit] B 13:1: Chamber Cistern

Part of cistern system 76/ΝΖ-76/ΝΘ-81/ΝΘ on Kolonos Agoraios with lower dumped filling of 3rd. c. B.C. and upper dumped filling of first half of 1st. c. A.D. Coins: 4 June 1936 #5 5 June 1936 #3 6 June ... 3rd. c. B.C.-1st. c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] E 14:2: Well D

Well at the southeast foot of Kolonos Agoraios. Use filling of 1st c. A.D.; dumped fillings of 3rd c. and of early Byz. times. Coins: 15 June 1937 #1-#2 (earth) 16 June 1937 #14-#20 (earth) 17 June 1937 ... 1st c. A.D.=POU

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[Agora Deposit] N 18:1: Bell Shaped Cistern

Cistern at 79/ΜΗ. A well dug through at a later date destroyed all cistern filling. No filling preserved. No typed list ... Probably 3rd cent. B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] N 19:1: Cistern

Dumped filling of late 2nd c. B.C.; Roman Group F, dumped filling of second quarter to end of 1st c. B.C. on the lower northeast slope of the Areopagus. Diameter at bottom -3.20m Upper fill: Latest coins ... Second quarter to end of 1st c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] Q 13:1: Manhole

Dumped fill in a shaft which served as means of access leading to a water channel south of the Stoa of Attalos. Coins: 29 June 1933 #1 (disintegrated) 29 April 1936 #1-#3 4 May 1936 #1 ... Early 1st c. A.D.