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Hellenistic fill, north of Temple of Ares, on either side of wall running east-west over 50/ΙΓ. Mostly coarse pottery including many stamped amphora handles.
Cf. also nb. P XII, pp. 2297-2298. Coins:
13 ... 275-200 B.C. |
| Komos Cistern at 66/Κ, on the north slope of the Areopagus. Homogeneous fill.
Thirty-four stamped amphora handles. Eight Histiaian tetrobols, dating 170-160 at the earliest, found near top, possibly an ... Last quarter of 3rd c. B.C.-Early 2nd century B.C. |
South Stoa II Construction Fill.
About 85 stamped amphora handles, many with parallels in building fills of Middle Stoa and Stoa of Attalos. Fragments of long-petal bowls confirm date after mid-2nd c ... To ca. 140 B.C. |
| 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. |
At 67/ΙΗ, at the northeast slope of the Areopagus.
Cistern with drawshaft, 4.60m deep. The drawshaft had been cleared to bottom in the eighteenth or nineteenth century, and some of the fill in the main ... Most second half of 3rd c. B.C. |
Cistern with two tunnels, the one entering its neck cut off by an early Roman well, the other, at the bottom not excavated.
Chamber conical in shape, with a depressed draw basin in the center of the floor ... Early Roman-3rd c. B.C. |
No period of use. Below the upper (Early Roman) dump extending down to ca. 6.10m. was a dumped fill of broken pottery in great quantity, including a high proportion of red-figured fragments. Masses of ... Ca. 430-400 B.C.
Late 1st c. B.C.-mid 1st c. 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. |
Cistern connected by tunnel to another chamber filled in Byzantine period. Small Hellenistic deposit on floor. somewhat contaminated by Byzantine fill above
No stamped amphora handles later than 3rd c.; ... 250-190 B.C. |
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. |
Evidence of stratification into five layers, although joins between the layers. Layer VI added when the construction of the Roman building above required it. No subdivisions assigned.
Flask-shaped cistern ... Early 3rd-late 2nd c. B.C. |
Well near southwest corner of market square; successive use fillings, and dumped filling.
Lower use filling, second half of 4th century B.C.
Main use filling, second quarter of 2nd century B.C. to shortly ... 10 April-31 May 1935 |
| Stucco-lined bottle-shaped cistern, with tunnel and subsidiary manhole, in SW Baths, Room Α 10. Homogeneous dumped fill, mostly of mold-made bowls and and molds for terracotta figurines. Sixteen stamped ... 225-190 B.C. |
Cistern system on Kolonos Agoraios, shaft into south passage (81/ΝΘ). The fill again seemed to be a dumped fill; probably rather late 3rd. c. Coins:
8 June 1936 #1-#3 ... Late 3rd. c. |
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. |
Cistern with two fills. Lower fill in cone on floor, with dumped upper fill above. Coins:
27 April 1940 #3-#5
14 May 1940 #5-#6
15 May 1940 #3-#7
17 May 1940 #11-#13
20 May 1940 # 8-#9
21 May 1940 #1 ... Late Hellenistic |
| Second century B.C. fill with early 13th c. A.D. fill in mouth.
The Byzantine objects from the mouth are P 13713-P 13718, L 3585.
Lower fill contained bones of many infants and dogs.
The bones from this ... Mid-2nd c. B.C. |
Tiled well near the SW corner of the market square between the Southwest Fountain House and the Great Drain, three fills noted: lower fill of earth and stones with a few fragments only of coarse pottery ... 4th-2nd c. B.C.
100-70 B.C. |
Filling of Middle Drain (Tr. H+F in Section Ζ). Sand and gravel filling of the old course of the west branch of the Great Drain, a large (ca. 1.00m. deep and 1.30m. wide) underground channel in the area ... 150-100 B.C. |
Handle and nozzle missing.
Plain rim separated from flat disk by raised band. Raised base.
Thin red glaze.
Brownish-red clay.
Type XVIII (post Sullan) of Corinth collection, type 44A of Agora collection ... 9 February 1937 |
| Handle and end of nozzle missing.
A broad and a narrow raised band round the filling hole; ribs on the rim.
Two dolphin-shaped lugs.
Raised base, rising in the center.
Poor metallic glaze inside and out; ... 3 May 1933 |
Most of the nozzle missing.
Vertical strap handle. Ribbed upper body with an unpierced double knob on each side. Ring foot, rising beneath.
The mold much worn. Pinkish-buff clay, dull black glaze much ... About the middle of 3rd. quarter of 3rd. century B.C.-earliest years of 2nd. century B.C. |
| Ring foot, rising beneath. No handle.
Upper body ribbed, with palmette at base of nozzle.
Large double-scroll lugs on each side of body.
Black glaze much peeled.
Pinkish-buff clay.
Type XVIII of Corinth ... 28 May 1935 |
Nozzle missing. No handle.
Raised base, rising beneath. Upper body ribbed; two lugs, one shaped like a seashell, the other, pierced, like an astragal.
Black glaze.
Grayish clay.
Type XVIII of Corinth ... 29 May 1935 |
Handle, end of nozzle, most of side missing.
Low base, high curved body, depression around filling hole, separated from shoulder by grooved ridge. Attachments for vertical strap handle.
Red glaze.
Red-buff ... February-April 1937 |
The top preserved; handle and tip of nozzle missing.
Broad down sloping rim, a ring of raised dots and ribs on the top; a large double-spiral lug on either side. On the throat of the nozzle, a large palmette ... June 1937, June 1938 |
About half body missing at right.
Broad shallow body with very low raised base; broad moulded ribs on rim. Unpierced spiral lug at left. Long nozzle with rounded end.
Very soft flaky buff clay; damaged ... 13 May 1939 |
Nozzle, most of bottom and some of top preserved. An additional piece of top found in going through sherds.
Long pointed nozzle with relief decoration on top; a tall vase (?) with vertical ribbing, and ... May 1939 |
| Complete, with a double volute-like knob on the left side.
Broad ribs on rim; dart pattern on nozzle.
Lower part of body undecorated; simulated ring base.
Remains of very flaky black glaze.
Dark gray clay ... 3 March 1933 |
End of nozzle broken; otherwise intact.
Two lugs, double spirals, on rim, and traces of other relief decoration. Band handle. Raised band around filling hole.
Metallic glaze, rather flaked.
Type XVIII ... 14 May 1947 |
Fragment preserving part of top and nozzle. Rays on top. Bust with long hair on nozzle. Unpierced lug at side.
Glazed inside; glaze worn outside.
Worn mould.
Type XVIII of Corinth collection, type 45C ... 11 April 1933 |
| Rotroff, S ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The second of two volumes on the Hellenistic fine ware unearthed in excavations in the Athenian Agora, this book presents the Hellenistic wheelmade table ware and votive vessels found between 1931 and ... 1997 |
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