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[Agora Object] A 1372: Cornice Fragment: Doric

Broken at back and sides; edges of molding broken away. Top much worn: tramped on in some reuse. One original edge of mutule preserved, and approximately full depth, with three row of guttae, of which ... 22 April 1948 ... Hesperia 18 (1949), p. 214.

[Agora Object] ST 429: Toggle

Complete. Domed on top, flat on bottom. Pierced with a single hole, larger below than above. Building P, Room 3; destruction fill. 1210 Leica, XXXIV-13 ... 23 March 1948 ... Hesperia 18 (1949), pl. 41, 2.

[Agora Object] P 19188: Plate

Mended from many pieces; about half preserved. Flat floor; steeply flaring wall, slightly rounded on outside; plain lip. Coarse clay burned gray; traces of worn purplish-black glaze outside and on top ... 22 March 1948 ... Hesperia 18 (1949), pl. 41:2.

[Agora Object] P 19199: Lid

Mended from several pieces; two-thirds complete. Large flat knob projects from straight sloping sides. Slight grooves around base of knob and brush marks on top. Pale pinkish-buff clay; buff slip painted ... 22 March 1948 ... Hesperia 18 (1949), pl. 41:2.

[Agora Object] P 19186: Casserole

Intact except for small hole through bottom. Open bowl with rounded bottom; a boss at the center inside, and a small depression outside. Vertical side wall; flat rim, projecting and sloping slightly inwards ... 22 March 1948 ... Hesperia 18 (1949), pl. 41:2

[Agora Object] P 19198: Jug

Mended from many pieces and restored in plaster. Ring foot; plump body with wheel ridges below; two grooves at base of neck; round neck-mouth; band handle from below neck to well down on wall. Dull purplish-black ... 22 March 1948 ... Hesperia 18 (1949), pl. 41:2.

[Agora Object] P 19184: Jug

Intact. Small ring foot; rounded body; wide neck horizontally grooved; plain vertical rim. Vertical handle from middle of neck. Dull red glaze inside lip, and outside almost to bottom. Initially in East ... 22 March 1948 ... Hesperia 18 (1949), pl. 41:2

[Agora Object] P 19183: Jug

Mended complete except for chips. Low ring foot, deep ovoid body, tall narrow neck with band of deep grooves below sharply flaring lip. Strap handle, double-grooved, shoulder to middle of neck. Groove ... 22 March 1948 ... Hesperia 18 (1949), pl. 41:2.

[Agora Object] P 19202: Amphora

Mended from many pieces; small fragments of wall missing and restored. Deep ovoid body narrowing, well down, to a small low ring foot; narrow wheel ridged neck; angular lip, sharply projecting. Short ridged ... 19 March 1948 ... Hesperia 18 (1949), pl. 41:2.

[Agora Object] ST 431: Mortar and Pestle

Found one inside the other; both intact except for chip missing from one handle of mortar. Mortar: shallow bowl on low raised base; on the rim, three lugs with finger mouldings, and a vestigial spout (no ... 22 March 1948 ... Hesperia 18 (1949), pl. 42, 2.

[Agora Object] L 3084: Lamp

Broad flat base, shallow body, inturned rim. Black glaze somewhat worn. Type IV of Corinth collection, type 21C of Agora collection. Latest 5th. to early 4th. century group. Well. Leica ... 26 May 1937 ... Hesperia 18 (1949), p. 338, no. 111.

[Agora Object] P 10573: Black Figure Pyxis Lid

The knob handle and about one-third of the rim broken off. Around the handle, egg pattern; below tongues dotted at the end, and around the edge herringbone. Flanged underneath; the concave curve from the ... 29 May 1937 ... Hesperia 18 (1949), no. 54, pl. 91.

[Agora Object] P 10995: Black Glaze Skyphos

Thin-walled type. Most of body and rim, with both handles missing. Shallow widely flaring ring foot, and eggy body, drawn in at lip. Black glaze over all. Well, late 5th.-4th. c. B.C. Leica ... 18 May-4 June 1937 ... Hesperia 18 (1949), no. C 26, p. 318.

[Agora Object] P 10963: Lid

About half preserved; the handle broken off. Rays running down from the handle base to a wide glaze band with two incised lines; on rim, panels formed by verticals and zigzags, and filled by dot rosettes ... 18 May-4 June 1937 ... Hesperia 18 (1949), no. C 53, pl. 91.

[Agora Object] P 10975: Miniature Black Glaze Cup: Stamped

Similar to P 10973 (ΠΘ 2893) f., but very much smaller. About half preserved, with the attachments of one handle. Four stamped palmettes around a ring of eggs at the center of the floor. Scraped groove ... 18 May-4 June 1937 ... Hesperia 18 (1949), no. C 39, p. 323.

[Agora Object] ST 215: Mortar

Fragments of rim missing; one rim piece does not join. Shallow body on flaring ring foot with concave upper face and raised moulding at upper and lower edges. Groove below plain rim. No handles. Poros ... 18 May-4 June 1937 ... Hesperia 18 (1949), no. C 135, pl. 96.

[Agora Object] J 109: Glass Bead

Polygonal bead with diamond shaped facets. Pierced lengthwise. Dark glass, heavily oxidized. Deposit of jewelry in hypocaust area of bath to east of Poros Building. Found with coins nos. 12-47, for the ... 8 April 1948 ... Hesperia 18 (1949), p. 226, pl. 46, 9.

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[Agora Object] BI 606: Bone Counter or Ticket

A round flat one. On the top bordered by a pair of incised grooves, a satyr head (mask) right. On the underside, the number 9, scratched bilingually. For a number of somewhat similar tickets from Alexandria, ... 5 April 1948 ... Hesperia 18 (1949), p. 225, pl. 46, 2.

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[Agora Object] J 106: Gold Earring

A double-volute top with flat pear-shaped drop, attached to a heavy wire which forms a single loop. Thin sheet of gold. It seems unbroken but would be upside down if worn with present loop. Deposit of ... 8 April 1948 ... Hesperia 18 (1949), p. 226, pl. 46, 6.

[Agora Object] J 107: Stone Piece from Earring

A pear-shaped drop of semi-precious stone (flawed ruby or garnet), pierced lengthwise to take a turned gold wire which ends in a small round suspension loop. Deposit of jewelry in hypocaust area of bath ... 8 April 1948 ... Hesperia 18 (1949), p. 226, pl. 46, 7.