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| Development of hair styles from the 1st to the 5th century ... Claireve Grandjouan ... Stained Dirty Cartridge Paper Drafting Ink
Pencil |
Burned filling over area of NW Temple (apparently Herulian destruction debris) = Trench I, 18-22/ΛΑ-ΜΣΤ and northwest trench, center at 15-19/ΛΣΤ-Μ Coins:
28 March 1933 #25-#28
29 March 1933 #16-#21
30 ... 28-30 March 1933
5-6 April 1933 |
Empty to 4.00m. From there to 9.20m. much coarse pottery, stucco fragments, animal bones, lead defixiones. ... The presence of fragments of stelae and architectural members near bottom point to dumped ... Late 2nd-early 3rd c. A.D. |
A tiled well with two periods of use, Byzantine and Late Roman.
Some coarse Byzantine pottery from the upper part. from the lower part, pre-Herulian pottery, lamps and figurines. Also ΑΡ 221 (A 1202) the ... 3rd c. A.D. (before 267 A.D.)
11th-12th c. A.D. |
| Upper mixed dumped fill (last quarter 3rd c.-4th c.) with Roman POU below 10.40m. Coins:
16 February 1937 #1 (disintegrated)
17 February 1937 #1 (disintegrated)
8 April 1937 #5-#10 (dump)
9 April 1937 ... 2nd half of 1st c.-first half of 3rd c. A.D. |
"Red Fill" (extending to bedrock or near, over most of area). Mainly first century after Christ with later disturbance. Coins:
17 April 1936 #10-#13
18 April 1936 #1
20 April 1936 #13-#17
21 April 1936 ... 1st-2nd c. A.D. |
Upper fill (top to around 4.50m.) was in a pit of large dimensions above the preserved well shaft. From the bottom and shaft proper no catalogued pottery. No tiling in place in well but fragments of tiles ... 3rd-4th c. A.D. |
Filling between tongue walls to north of main apse in Late Roman complex, equals "Coroplasts' Dump" overlying Odeion south side.
Containers Ο 17-Ο 20 are from "debris of burnt building" [i.e. Odeion ... 267-ca. 350 A.D. |
| Use filling of middle of 1st to late 6th c. (Roman Group M); dumped filling of 9th and 10th c. Down to a depth of about 21.00m. the fill of the well contained very few objects, the latest of them being ... 1st-6th c. A.D. |
Filling of a well on the lower north slopes of the Areopagus, dug early in the 1st c. B.C. [construction fill]; in use into the the 2nd c. A.D.[well fill] (H Ms.) No apparent stratification.
Hellenistic ... 2nd c. A.D. |
Tomb at 53-54/ΛΕ-ΛΣΤ-ΛΗ (Late Roman), on the lower north slope of the Areopagus Nb. says ΛΕ-ΛΗ. Deposit list and deposit DB say: ΛΕ-ΛΣΤ ... 350-400 A.D. |
Well at 75/Ε. Dumped debris of Herulian destruction, including much material from the first half of the 3rd c ... 3rd c. A.D. |
Well at 74/Ι, on the lower north slope of the Areopagus.
Use fill from early 1st to 3rd c. A.D.
Dump fill from 4th c. A.D. Coins
9 April 1938 #2
9 May 1938 #1 Container 20 (lost) p. 1529 ... 1st c. to 3d c. A.D. |
Dumped filling of 6th c. A.D. Coins:
3 May 1939 #1-2 (red earth above well)
9 June 1939 #1
10 June 1939 #1
12 June 1939 #1-#5
13 June 1939 #1
19 June 1939 #1-#2, #3 (Dump)
7 May 1940 #1
9 May 1940 #1
27 ... Early 1st-5th c. A.D. POU |
Well in branch of Aqueduct (ca. 13/ΚΔ) 3rd c. A.D. - 5th c. A.D ... 3rd c. A.D. |
The pottery of the first six meters (containers 1-3 of 117 containers total) contains a good deal of unglazed early Byzantine along with very late Roman. Below this begins a great mass of Roman pottery ... 4th-6th c. A.D. POU |
Filling over bedrock. Coins:
26 May 1938 #7-#10
27 May 1938 #1
28 May 1938 #1 ... 1st-early 2nd c. A.D. |
Building Fill NE of Circular Building 13-17/ΚΓ-ΚΣΤ (Roman Group H)
and Connecting Cut NE of Circular Bldg ... First half 2nd c. A.D. |
Kiln (pit) at 110/ΛΘ.
Debris in a metal working pit in the area of the Mint. Lot Τ 26e and T 27 ... 1st century A.D. |
Well at 30/ΛΣΤ Coins (none useful)
25 May 1938 #3-#6
26 May 1938 #3-#4 ... Early 3rd cent and of 4th-6th cent. A.D. |
Tile well at 52/ΛΣΤ, in the northern late Roman building in the room with the apse. The top was covered by a large stone, and the well had never been filled after the last period of use. water stood to ... Late 1st (?) cent.-early 3rd to 6th cent. |
Soft Trench behind Stoa Stylobate, opposite Piers 21 and 22, along W face of Shop front wall. Herulian destruction debris at the north end of the Stoa of Attalos. Coins:
20 February 1954 #1-#2
22 February ... Late 3rd c. A.D. |
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. |
Great Drain and Pit at 55-56/ΙΗ-ΙΖ (Roman Group K). Coins
8 June 1933 #4
9 June 1933 #5-#6
10 June 1933 #1-#12, #13-#16
13 June 1933 #1-#25, #26-#29
14 June 1933 #3-#4
15 June 1933 #1-#5, #6-#8
17 June ... Mid 3rd century |
Outside the market square, near the southeast corner, on the south edge of the east-west road, where it passes to the south of the Mint.
There is no doubt that the pottery from the well is "stratified" ... Early 1st to 6th c. and of 8th c. A.D. |
Well G, just south of Room D. It was finally filled in the 6th c. A.D. with some attractive sculpture. Its contents suggest that the building was not used for metal work, but was purely domestic containing ... 3rd-6th c. A.D. |
First trial east Stoa colonnade, N. of S. wall III, layer 12.
Note quantities of cattle bones, the knuckles sawn off and many worked bits. Evidently a bone implement factory near by. [nbp. 2139] Coins: ... Late 3rd c.-earliest 4th c. A.D. |
Filling in the footing trench of the late Roman Fortification.
Includes Layer 1 and Layer 2 of Library Colonnade opposite Room 2. "Note: both these layers are fill thrown into V.W. footing trench." (nb.p ... End 3rd. c. A.D. |
Sculptor's Workshop at 37-40/Β-ΣΤ Coins
20 April 1933 #1-#20
21 April 1933 #37-#41
24 April 1933 #97-#100
1 May 1933 #5-#8
4 May 1933 #2
12 May 1933 #8-#9
15 May 1933 #8
S 343, S 407-S 413, S 390: Fragments ... Ca. 267 A.D. |
Well at 19/ΛΓ.
The cistern S 19:3 and the well S 19:8, together with a Roman well, S 19:1, had collapsed to form a large pit S 19:5.
Top to -8.5m: Byzantine dump to 11-12th c. A.D.
-8.50m to -15.00m: 4th ... Mid 3rd century A.D. |
A well outside the market square to the southeast, 20m west of the Panathenaic Way; Modern fill in upper 1.65m. with Early Roman dumped fillings below. Coins:
9 May 1939 #37 (dirt pile)
10 May 1939 #53 ... Late 1st c. B.C.-early 1st c. A.D. |
Well outside market square to the southeast, west of the Panathenaic Way. Accumulated use filling from first half of 1st c. A.D. to early 3rd c. Top to 14.65m. 4th c. dump; nothing significant catalogued ... POU First half of 1st c.-early 3rd c. A.D. |
"Oinophorus Well".Tiled well in House H (diameter 0.80m, water level -4.70m). Height of tiles 0.64m Heavy well deposit; lamps,, type XXVII; many basket-handled water jars; oinophoros with labors of Herakles ... Use filling of early 2nd-mid.-3rd c. A.D. |
Cistern-chamber on the northwest side of Kolonos Agoraios, 10 to 12m west of the end of the Hellenistic Building. Dimensions at bottom 2.50m x 2.75m.
The west chamber of a cistern system composed of two ... Use filling early 1st-2nd c. B.C. |
East Chamber of Cistern System #2. The fill in layers, but probably a destruction fill with layering not significant. Coins:
4 May 1936 #1-#6
5 May 1936 #1-#7
6 May 1936 #2-#6
LRD pottery and gouged ware ... Late 5th-early 6th c. A.D. |
West Chamber of Cistern System #2. This chamber filled earlier than the East Chamber. No stratification but at 3.80m. considerable pottery of the late 5th c. B.C., as in 60/ΛΗ cistern, presumably a portion ... First half of 3rd c. A.D. |
Well-shaft abandoned before use because of crumbling of rock.
From top to 15.00m. a dumped fill predominantly early Roman but containing material of late 1st c. B.C. to mid-1st c. A.D. A rock filled shaft ... 1st c. B.C. to mid-1st c. A.D. |
Stratified well with POU first half of 1st c. - mid 3rd c. A.D. and dumped fills of 4th and 5th-6th c. A.D.
Finds from upper fills "earth": BI 315, L 2549.
Finds from lower fills "earth": BI 302, BI 316, ... 1st to 3rd century and late 3rd to 6th century. |
Displaced curbing stone had fallen into top of shaft; fill with and around it is presumably second half of 2nd c. A.D. Below tumbled filling at top, shaft was empty to 10.80m. Tiles were missing to ca ... Late 1st-early 2nd c. |
Drain channel system along the line of an ancient north-south road, the channel in part at the surface and in part tunneled and accessible by shafts. Over a considerable part of this channel the hard water ... 2nd-early 3rd c. A.D. |
Cistern at the southeast foot of Kolonos Agoraios.
Nbp. 2369: Two chamber cisterns, 88/ΛΔ and 100/ΚΘ, united by a long straight passage running almost due N-S. A draw shaft at 95/ΚΘ is set just off the ... Use filling of late 4th-early 3rd c. B.C.
Accumulative fillings of late 3rd-early 2nd and late 1st c. B.C.
Upper dumped filling of 3rd c. A.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 |
Well cut through the floor of a cistern. Apparently a dumped fill in an unused well. Coins:
16 March 1934 #15 (illegible)
17 March 1934 #2
19 March 1934 #1-#4
20 March 1934 #1-#3
22 March 1934 #1
23 March ... 1st-early 2nd c. A.D. |
Dump, 4th c. Cut through a cistern which was probably constructed in the 4th c. B.C, near the southwest corner of the market square. Coins:
25 May 1935 #1 (with L 1809) (disintegrated) Subdivisions:
.1=Upper ... Second half 1st c.-end 2nd c. |
Nbp. 661: Dug in 1st c. Cleaned out almost to bottom shortly after the middle of the 3rd c. and used for a few years. During Herulian invasion of 267, Laughing Faun broken up and thrown in. Thereafter ... 1st-5th c. A.D., 2nd c. A.D.=POU |
Furnace Dump from N. Hypocaust in Bath to East of Poros Building. Coins:
26 March 1948 #4-#8
27 March 1948 #1-#3
29 March 1948 #2-#7
1 April 1948 #2-#3
3 April 1948 #14-#15
7 April 1948 #16-#27
8 April ... Second half 3rd c.-first half 4th c. A.D. |
| Report on sorting of pottery, August 1951, by H.S. Robinson [nb p. 3666].
Cistern discovered and dug to 1.60m., vi/10/36; dug to bottom iv/22/37-v/6/37. Diam. At mouth 0.26m.; neck begins to widen out ... 1st. c. B.C. to post-Herulian |
Well on south slope of Kolonos Agoraios. Stratified deposit. Coins:
8 May 1937 #3
14 May 1937 #1
Coins from dump:
27 May 1937 #2-#9
28 May 1937 #3-#11 Subdivisions:
.1=16.00-17.00m.
.2=17.00-18.00m.
.3=18.00-19.00m ... 3rd. c. B.C.-3rd. c. A.D. |
The well had two upper fills and a stratified deposit at the bottom. The well deposit is divided into two parts, 3rd. c. and 2nd. c. (with perhaps late 1st. c.).; dumped filling of 5th century. Coins: ... 1st.-3rd. c. A.D. |
Well on south slope of Kolonos Agoraios. Use filling of late 1st. to late 2nd. c. A.D.; dumped filling of 4th. c. A.D. Coins:
24 April 1937 #2
27 April 1937 #6-#12
28 April 1937 #2
29 April 1937 #2
8 May ... 1st.-4th c. A.D. |
Cistern in valley west of the Areopagus. Dumped filling of late 1st. to early 2nd. c. and of 5th to 6th century. Coins:
7 June 1939 #12
8 June 1939 #18-#19
9 June 1936 #26 ... 1st.-2nd. c. A.D. |
A burnt deposit set down into Hellenistic fill in a shaft dug into bedrock. A consistent dumped fill [post AD 150, with Group G, layer III, JWH]. Coins:
27 January 1936 #1-#3
28 January 1936 #1-#7
29 January ... First half of A.D. 2nd c. |
(Roman Group J). The upper fill to a depth of ca. 16.00m. was of earth scooped up elsewhere and thrown in ... The latest piece noted from this fill was a TC fragment dated late 4th to 5th(?) c. BC. From ... 2nd.-3rd. c. A.D. |
POU 3.50-10.30m. dumped filling of 5th or 6th century. Coins:
10 May 1949 #1
16 May 1949 #1
17 May 1949 #1-#2
19 May 1949 #1-#2
20 May 1949 #1-#12
21 May 1949 #1-#4 from dump
23 May 1949 #1-#3 from dump ... 3rd-5th c. A.D. |
Roman Group L.
Layer I (cont. 59-64) Pre-Herulian second half of 3rd c. (bottom, 15.95-13.90).
Layer II (cont. 42-58) 4th c.-first quarter of 4th c. (11.90-13.90).
Layer III (cont. 17-41) -4th c. (10.00 ... Second half 3rd c.-early 5th c. A.D. |
Essentially uniform fill of III-IV c. A.D. with a Byzantine upper fill. Coins:
14 June 1937 #1-#3
15 June 1937 #2
16 June 1937 #1
17 June 1937 #1-#2
18 June 1937 #1-#4
19 June 1937 #1-#4
9 June 1938 #1-#3 ... Late 3rd-mid-4th c. A.D. |
May be of Hellenistic origin when cistern system went out of use.
For a general note on the cistern see Nb. ΟΕ III, pp. 246 ff.
Objects from B 586 various depths (no subdivision): S 2324-S 2330,
P 34894, ... Late 2nd-early 6th c. A.D. |
Accumulated debris on the west side of the market square.
Related layers added 1999/2000 (JWH), e.g. "Gravelly layer above burning", "Clearing Classical floor", "Lowest level above bedrock", "Below burning", ... First half of 5th c. A.D. |
Burnt Layer inside retaining wall of Middle Stoa Terrace (Θ) and NW Corner of Middle Stoa, burnt debris inside terrace retaining wall (Ζ). Coins Ζ: Coins Θ:
1 June 1951 ... Mid-3rd c. A.D. |
NW corner of Civic Offices, lowest layer above Roman road metal[classical floor, see nbp. 1907]. Coins:
12 May 1950 #1-#10 ... Mid 3rd. c. A.D. |
Homer A. Thompson ... Well at the northwest foot of the Areopagus. Use filling of the Roman period. After the abandonment of the well and the collapse of the well-curb, the upper 2m of the shaft were filled with a dump apparently ... 1st-3rd c. A.D., 5th century |
| Bearded figure wearing a short straight cloak from which the phallos which served as lamp nozzle projects.
Filling hole in top of head. Pierced at the temples with a small hole throught which passes a ... 11 May 1937 |
| A boy crouches to right, his elbow below his knee. Only a part of his right side, from the flat bottom of the lamp proper to his shoulder, is preserved.
Pinkish-brown clay, with black to reddish-brown ... 19 June 1933 |
| An Eros, with a high diadem, below which long curls fall down his back, and with wings springing above his shoulders, holds in front of him, at waist level, a small lamp with three nozzles, in the shape ... 1933 |
| Preserved is only the upper part of a negro, and part of the handle above his head.
Red matte glaze.
Buffy orange clay. Debris from destruction of the building (late 3rd. or early 4th. century A.D. ?) ... 1933 |
Preserved is only half of the almond-shaped base, outlined by a single groove, and part of the side wall. The wall has a curious rough finish (perhaps a "brandfehl").
Inscribed on the bottom.
Red-brown ... 7 March 1933 |
| Boy's head.
Eye, ear, and filling hole in top preserved.
Red wash. With late Roman and Turkish sherds. Leica, LXVIII-83 ... 9 February 1934 |
| The Satyr is drinking from kantharos, which he grasps with both hands. Horn on one side; pointed ear; pierced eyes, snob nose.
Reddish-brown wash.
Pinkish-buff clay.
Late Roman.
Cf. L 710, TC 380, TC ... 17 March 1934 |
| The lamp had a standing figure on it.
It is crudely ribbed, and has a blunt nozzle projecting from it.
Dull red glaze.
Cf. L 707. 286 Leica, LXIX-12 ... 24 March 1934 |
| Broken away behind and at the neck.
Head from plastic lamp (?). High headdress, or handle (?) The eyes pierced.
Flaky red glaze over buff clay.
Probably from plastic lamp.
ADDENDA: Negroid head, Mime ... Ca. 200-250 A.D. |
| Boy with amphora.
The left side, part of the back, and the nozzle broken off.
Grotesque ithyphallic figure kneeling on his left knee, facing right, his face pressed against a large amphora on a pedestal, ... Mid 3rd. century A.D. |
The nozzle in the shape of a phallos.
Remains of heavy white slip.
Coarse red clay. Leica, LXIX-23 ... 7 May 1934 |
| A grotesque male head, beardless.
A suspension hole at the top; the eyes pierced.
Purplish-brown wash.
Pinkish-buff clay. Hellenistic context. Leica, LXIX-22 ... 8 May 1934 |
Broken away below. The left cheek damaged. Minor fractures.
Eros, with wings outstretched, rests his head upon his right knee, which is drawn up. Deep round holes for the eyes. Crude incisions for details ... 8 February 1935 |
| Fragment of the discus of a large lamp (?).
A bear attacks a man. The foreparts of the bear and one leg and an arm of the man, with short sword, are preserved.
Red glaze, on the top, a little along one ... 16 February 1935 |
The upper part of a plastic lamp in the form of an animal. Perhaps a bear (?).
Pierced eyes. Broken away below.
Above a pierced vertical handle similar to those of lamps of type XXVIII of Corinth collection ... 23 March 1935 |
The head and one wing of an Eros figure preserved.
The eyes are gouged; the hair comes down in long curls at the sides of the face.
Buff colored clay covered with purple-brown paint, except for the wings ... 21 May 1935 |
| A small chip from the heel missing.
Sandal straps ornamented with small, impressed circles; the toes indicated by shallow incisions. The sole is hobnailed. Two small handles on the top for suspension ... 5 June 1935 |
The left wing, arm, and part of the hair of a figure of Eros which serves as a handle for a lamp.
Remains of dark red glaze.
Light red clay.
ADDENDA Cf. a larger example, L 1223. Great Drain, gravel fill ... 22 February 1936 |
Part of high semi-circular base and lower extremity of figure preserved. Point of attachment for nozzle on front of base.
Dull red glaze on outside and part of inside.
Traces of white over red (lost in ... 4 May 1954 |
Nozzle at bottom broken away.
Standing cloaked child with hood; hands under cloak.
Filling hole and knob handle on back.
Brown to red matte glaze unevenly applied.
Buff clay. Soft fill behind junction ... 18 May 1955 |
Broken all around.
Fragment from wall of plastic lamp showing a man, semi-draped, reclining on a couch hung with drapery.
Thin red to black glaze.
Dark pinkish-buff clay. Leica ... 24 February 1934 |
Broken all around.
Fragment from base and part of superstructure of plastic lamp, with oil-hole set in top of base, showing a crouching or fallen animal, bull or deer.
Probably from a combat scene.
Red ... 5 April 1934 |
Fragment preserves torso to waist with upper part of outstretched left arm of male figure. Interior hollow.
Thick red glaze on exterior.
Porous red clay. Context unknown. Leica ... 1956 |
Nozzle in form of a phallos preserved. Well in branch of aqueduct; container 14. 1203 Leica ... August 1955 |
Fragment from top of lamp, preserves suspension handle and head and right arm of a child. Probably Eros on a couch.
Worn red glaze, pierced eyes.
Reddish clay. Catalogued 1957. Library destruction fill, ... 18-24 May 1939 |
Fragment preserving kantharos; from oversize lamp disk with Dionysos bust, lion and thyrsos.
Purplish glaze.
Orange clay.
First half of 4th. century. Destruction fill of late Roman building. 516-518 Leica ... 13-16 April 1935 |
Part of rim, wall and nozzle preserved.
On disc, head of lion with pierced eyes, from scene of Dionysos bust with kantaros, thyrsos and grape vines.
Two framing rings. Plain narrow rim. U-nozzle with scrolls ... 2 May 1957 |
| Head of boy in Phrygian cap, preserved from top to neck, eyes pierced.
Pinkish-buff clay. North area west of road ca. ΚΔ at floor level. Leica, 80-540 ... 9 May 1957 |
Mended from four fragments; part of top missing.
Double-nozzled plastic lamp with two grotesque faces sharing a single pair of ears. Small holes pierced clear through for eyes and nostrils, serving as ... 28 May 1957 |
Hole pierced crosswise near tip.
Signed "K Y".
Back of Telesphoros figurine or Attis bust. Joins with T 1361.
Unglazed.
Light red clay. Late 4th. century A.D. fill over firm red fill of lime-slaking pit ... 12 June 1957 |
The bottom only preserved mended from many few fragments.
Within a low raised ring, a double palmette in relief.
Unglazed.
Soft buff clay. Cistern with cesspool; Box 6. Evidently from the disturbed part ... 6 August 1957 |
| More than half preserved, including handle, in many joining fragments.
Disc decorated with relief spirals, raised ring. On rim, relief ornament.
Stub handle. Low ring at base.
Brownish wash.
Brittle brown ... 24 June 1959 |
Intact.
On disc, whirling petals, two rings. On rim, wreath; panelled. Handle grooved and pierced. On base, within two grooves, signed" ΠΡΕΙΜΟΥ".
Buff clay.
Late 3rd.-early 4th. century. Well G; Box LXIX ... 30 June 1959 |
| Two joining fragments preserve most of disc, handle and part of wall and base.
On disc, within border of spiral and double groove, youthful centaur in relief raising a club as he moves left; drapery over ... 27 June 1959 |
Part of rim, wall, base and nozzle missing; restored in plaster.
Disc with shell, framing ring. On rim, impressed ovolos.
Handle pierced and grooved.
On base, within grooved circle "XPYC(OC)TONOY".
Pale ... 30 June 1959 |
The ornamental top part only preserved, with the head of Athena in triple crested helmet; broken off at the neck.
The center crest pierced as a handle.
Traces of red on face and neck.
Red clay.
Cf. T ... 15 April 1936 |
| Most of the right wing missing; the end of the nozzle and much of the front of the body broken away.
A seated figure, nude except for boxing gloves that reach above his elbows, rests his right elbow on ... 24 April 1936 |
| Broken off below, and most of the right side and the back missing.
Preserved is a standing figure. A small curly-haired girl wearing a long cloak with a hood hanging down the back. Eyes pierced.
The lamp ... 25 April 1936 |
| Broken around edges of the figure and below.
A seated dog, wearing a collar. Traces of the handle behind; filling hole beneath the body. Bored eyes.
Red wash outside, and some inside. Finished Cistern ... 4 May 1936 |
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