Athenian and Imported Moldmade Bowls

Hellenistic Pottery: Athenian and Imported Moldmade Bowls
Author(s): Susan I. Rotroff

Source: The Athenian Agora, Vol. 22, Hellenistic Pottery: Athenian and Imported Moldmade
Bowls (1982), pp. iii-136
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THE
AGORA
ATHENIAN
RESULTSOF EXCAVATIONS
CONDUCTEDBY
THE AMERICANSCHOOLOF CLASSICALSTUDIESAT ATHENS
VOLUMEXXII
POTFERY
HELLENISTIC
ATHENIAN
AND
IMPORTED
MOLDMADE BOWLS
BY
SUSAN I. ROTROFF
THE AMERICANSCHOOLOF CLASSICALSTUDIESAT ATHENS

NEWJERSEY
PRINCETON,
1982
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Libraryof Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Rotroff, Susan I
Hellenistic pottery.
1947-
(The Athenian Agora; v. 22)

Bibliography:p.
Includes index.
1. Athens-Antiquities. 2. Pottery,
Hellenistic-Greece, Modemrn-Athens.3. Greece,
Modemrn-Antiquities.4. Athens. Agora.
I. Title. I. Series:AmericanSchool of ClassicalStudies
in Athens. Athenian Agora; v. 22.
DF287.A23A5 vol. 22
938.5s[938.5] 80-23055
ISBN 0-87661-222-2
PRINTED IN GERMANY at J. J. AUGUSTIN, GLUCKSTADT
FOR MY PARENTS
who gave me opportunityand encouragement
AND FOR
DOROTHYBURR THOMPSON
who initiatedme into the
mysteriesof the Hellenisticworld
PREFACE
So wroteR M. Cookin 1960(GreekPainted

CCT ellenisticpotteryhasbeen neglected,anddeservedly."
ILi Pottety,p.203).Whenviewedin the lightof the Classicalmasterpieces,Hellenisticceramicsmay
seem to have little to offer.Pottinghad becomea tradeoften pursuedby an indifferentcraftsman;the
proportionof ill-centered,ungainly,and poorlyfiredpots is large.But thereis still muchthatHellenistic
potterycan offer, to the archaeologist,certainly,and perhapseven to the art historian.
frameHellenisticpotterycanprovidewhatanypotteryprovides:a chronological
For the archaeologist
for the
work.Even the meanestfragmentmay serveto datea significantbuildingor deposit.Fortunately
there
in
is
in
has
been
interest
Hellenistic
no
recent
increased
years
pottery
archaeologist,
longerneglected;
Severalvolumeshaveappearedandmore
the Hellenisticceramicsof manysitesaroundtheMediterranean.
are expectedsoon.
Whatcan Hellenisticpotteryofferto the art historian?The type of potterypresentedin this volume
representsthe firstlarge-scaleapplicationof the mold processto the productionof Greektableware.The
mold techniquehad earlierbeen appliedto terracotta
figurinesandin a few instanceswasused to produce
pots of unusualdesign.Mostpottery,however,continuedto be wheelmadeandit was not untilthe introductionof the so-calledMegarianbowlthatmoldswereused on a largescale.Thesebowlsthereforestand
successorsas
at the beginningof a long seriesof moldmadeceramics,whichincludessuch distinguished
Arretineand Wedgwoodpottery.
These vesselsalso representthe firstGreekexperimentin modularart.A limitednumberof motifs,
most of them stampedinto the moldswith small,re-usablemasters,reappearin countlessarrangements
Thismodularapproachto the decorationof the surfaceof the bowlis a comment,albeit
andcombinations.
to the technoloof the workof the artist/artisan
a naiveandprobablyunintentional
one, on the relationship
majorart,the redefinitionof humanpossibilities
gy of massproduction.It reflects,as does contemporary
of political,ideological,andartisticboundariesin the Hellenisticage.It is
thatcamewiththe disintegration
a commentthathas been echoedmoreself-consciously
by manyartistsin our own century;viewedin the
context of the art of the AmericanSixties, the bowls have a peculiarmodernity.
This book grewout of an interestin the Hellenisticworldkindledand encouragedby DorothyBurr
the fabricof antiquityfromthe
Thompson.Herlove forHellenisticminorartsandherabilityto reconstruct
portionhave inspiredtwo generationsof studentsand
scrapsand remnantsthat are the archaeologist's
scholars.The dedicationof this volumeto her is my inadequateexpressionof gratitude,respect,andlove
for her as a teacher,a scholar,and an individual.
The presentstudyis concernedwith only a smallpartof the Hellenisticpotteryfoundin the Ancient
fromthe late 3rdto the
bowlswhichweremanufactured
Agoraof Athens:the moldmadehemispherical
early1stcenturybeforeChrist.It is intendedas thefirstof twovolumes,the secondandlargerof whichwill
be devotedto the Hellenisticwheelmadepotteryfromthe Agora.I havereliedheavilyforformaton Agora
XII, which dealswith the Archaicand Classicalblackand plainpottery.I also owe much to G. Roger
Edwardsand his fine volumeon CorinthianHellenisticpottery.Edwardsdevotedyearsof studyto Athe-
viii
PREFACE
and notesaccumumnian
Hellenisticpotteryas well, and generouslyturnedoverto me manyphotographs
lated in the course of those researches.
andHomerA. Thompson,
I wouldlike to thankT. LeslieShear,Jr.,Directorof the AgoraExcavations,
formerDirectorof the excavations,for permissionto studyandpublishthe material;bothhavereadand
rereadthe manuscriptin severaldifferentdrafts,and it has benefitedgreatlyfrom theirmany helpful
commentsand suggestions.My debt to HomerThompsonis especiallygreat,for his publicationof the
Hellenisticpotteryfoundin the earlyyearsof excavationin the Agorapavedthe wayforthis volume;his
Invaluable
havebeen a sourceof comfortandinspiration.
interest,suggestions,andwarmencouragement
help was givenby VirginiaGrace,who contributedmanyhoursof her time in patientexplanationof the
chronologyof the stampedamphorahandles;andby FredKleiner,JohnKroll,andAlanWalker,whogave
William
freelyof theiradviceon numismaticmatters.Thanksarealso due JudithBinder,PeterCallaghan,
H.
A.
W.
Habicht,
Ulrich
A. Childs,C.
J. Eliot, Christian
Hausmann,
Shapiro,ShelleyStone,John S.
theirexpertiseandassistanceon scholarlyproblems.
Traill,andMalcolmWallace,all of whomcontributed
for allowingand assistingme to see the
I am gratefulto CharlesK Williams,II and Nancy Boodkidis
Hellenisticpotteryat Corinth;to Hugh Sackettfor permissionto examinemoldmadebowlsat Knossos;
and to James R McCrediefor the opportunityto look at Hellenisticmaterialon Samothrace.
of the
Mostof the researchwasconductedin Athens,andI wouldliketo thankNancyWinter,Librarian
BlegenLibraryof the AmericanSchoolof ClassicalStudies.I am also gratefulto RuthMacDonaldof the
RalphPickardBell Libraryat MountAllisonUniversityfor her tirelesseffortsto obtainobscurepublicaloan system.
tions throughthe interlibrary
WhenI beganmy workon the moldmadebowls,I foundin the Agorafilesmanyfine drawingswhich
andPiet de Jong;thesehavebeen supplementedwith
had been done overthe yearsby IroAthanasiadou
work.
additionaldrawingsby Helen Besi and AbigailCamp,to whomI am gratefulfor theirpainstaking
be
for
the
and
floral
held
of
molds
of
conventional
cannot,
profiles
drawings
They
responsible
however,
motifsandcharacteristic
stampsof variousworkshops,whicharethe workof the author.Thanksto William
of the
B. Dinsmoor,Jr.,who drewit, PlanA representsthe most completeand accuratereconstruction
HellenisticAgorapublishedto date.EugeneVanderpool,Jr. and Alan Walkertook new photographsof
manyof the objectsin the Catalogue.NikosRestakis,withthe assistanceof KyriakiMoustaki,developed
and printedthe photographs.
forherassistancein amassSecretaryof the AgoraExcavations,
Specialthanksare due LucyKrystallis,
and to SpyrosSpyropoulos,
mender,finderof misplacedpottery,and ingeniousartiing the photographs,
I am indebtedto
to this studyandto the Agorain generalis beyonddescription.
ficer,whosecontribution
ChristineEmbreeandLynnA. Grantfortypingand editorialassistance,andto A. R Lockandthe CanadianWildlifeServiceforthe loanof HerMajesty'sloyalpapercutter.I am especiallygratefulto MarianH.
McAllister,the editor,forthe thoughtandcareshe has devotedto thisvolume,andforthe manyimprovements she has suggested.
Researchwassupportedin partby the SocialSciencesandHumanitiesResearchCouncilof Canadaand
the SamuelH. KressFoundation;I am gratefulfor their generosity.
Wordsareinadequateto expressmy gratitudeto RobertLamberton,
my friendandcolleague,foreverythingfromeditorialassistanceandadviceon botanicalterminologyto meditationson the relevanceof the
objectspresentedhereto the modernworld,and,mostof all, forhis sustainingandlovingsupportandpatience.And finally,I thankmy parents,to whomthis volumeis in partdedicated,andwithoutwhom,for
reasonsbeyond number,it would not have been written.
MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY
NEWBRUNSWICK
SACKVILLE,
1979
SEPTEMBER,
SUSANI. ROTROFF
TABLE OF CON'ENTS
PREFACE ...............................................................................................
vii
LIST OF PLATES .......................................................................................
xi
xiii
ABBREVIATIONSAND BIBLIOGRAPHY ..................................................................

INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................
SCOPE ANDAIMS
..................................................................................
1
1
ARRANGEMENT OF THE CATALOGUE ..............................................................
.......................................................................................
C HRONOLOGY
2
2
3
....................................................................................
N OM
ENCLATURE
......................................................................................
TERM
INOLOGY
TECHNIQUE OF M ANUFACTURE ....................................................................
THE ORIGINS OF THE ATHENIAN MOLDMADE BOWL ................................................
P ROTOTYPES ........................................................................................
EVIDENCE ......................................................................
A RCHAEOLOGICAL
EVIDENCE
.............................................................................
HISTORICAL
...............................................................................
THE AGORAMATERIAL
OF ATHENIANBOLS .....................................................
THE CHARACTERISTICS
CLAY AND GLAZE ..............................................................................
SHAPEAND SIZE ................................................................................
SCRAPEDGROOVESAND MILTOS.................................................................
PINE-CONE, IMBRICATE,FLORAL, AND FIGURED BOWLS .............
PINE-CONE BOWLS ......................................................................
.....................................
3
6
6
9
11
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
LS ..............................................................................
BOW
IMBRICATE
BO LS ..................................................................................
FLORAL
BOW
LS ................................................................................
FIGURED
...........................................................
DECORATION
TYPESOF FIGURED
16
FIGURES DERIVED FROM TERRACOTTAALTARS ............................................
20
ABDUCTIONS.................................................................................
......................................................................
OF HERAKLES
LABORS
21
LABORSOF THESEUS ........................................................................
23
STAMPS
.......................................................................
UNIDENTIFIED
RELIEFMEDALLIONS
.................................................................
INTERIOR
.....................................................................................
WORKSHOPS
17
19
19
23
24
24
25
ATTRIBUTIONS......................................................................
25
............................................................................
THE WORKSHOPS
26
HAUSMANN'S WORKSHOP.................................................................
26
27
A ............................................................................
WORKSHOP
28
W ORKSHOPOF BION .....................................................................
COINS
~~~~~~~~~~~~94
TTABLEOF CONTENTS
29
30
30
30
31
CLASS....................................................................
M MONOGRAM
.. ........
CLASS1 ........................................................................
................................
...
........
CLASS2 .......................................
. .............................
CLASS3 ....................................................
..............
OF SHOPS.........................................................
LOCATION
31
......................................................
TYPESOF ITEMSMANUFACTURED....
.................................................................................
..
CHRONOLOGY
................
BOwLS.......................................*.....*..................
LONG-PETAL
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
INS .................................
ORIG
...................................................................................
CHRONOLOGY
..................................
END OF MANUFACTURE......................................
BOwLSIN THEAGORA...................................
LONG-PETAL
................................................
OF APOLLODOROS
WORKSHOP
32
34
34
35
36
36
37
OTHER TYPESOF MOLDMADE BOWLS................................*.........................
37
BOWLS......................................................
LOTUS-COROLLA
BOWLS..............................................
CONCENTRIC-SEMICIRCLE
LS ...........................................................................
BOW
N ET-PATTERN
37
38
39
39
DAISYBOWLs...................................................................................
..........................................
OTHERTYPESOF MOLDMADEPOTTERY
............
............
.................................................
INSCRIPTIONS
39
40
...........*
40
41
W42
..............................
.................................
SIGNATURES
.......................................................
ONMOLDS
MONOGRAMS
....................................o........................
BOWLS
IMPORTED
44
4.....................................................................
C ATALOGUE
4.................................
INTRODUCTION
44
..........
......................................
44
TERMINOLOGYAND CONVENTIONS .............................................................
44
45
..................................*.......................................
DATESANDCONTEXTS
.....
..........................................................
THECATALOGUE
94
94
.............
...............
..............
................
9................................
D EPOSITS
.......................................................
...............................
INTRODUCTION
HANDLES.................................................................
AMPHORA
STAMPED
4
94
C OINS ...........................................................................................
. ......
..................................
9...........................................
DATES
.............................................................
ANDCONVENTIONS
TERMINOLOGY
...................
.....................
....................................
SUMMARIES
DEPOSIT
95
96
96
...............107
APPENDIX: REVISED CHRONOLOGYOF PUBLISHED ATHENIAN HELLENISTICGROUPS
107
A-E1....................................................................
THE AGORA:GROUPS
WELL B-1 ................................1..........................
DIPYLON
THE KERAMEIKOS:
1.........................................................
CISTERN
THEPIRAEUS
THEPIRAEUS:
......................
...................I..
CONCORDANCE
1...................................................................
INDICES
PLATES
......................
.................
.......................
110
. III11
.
113
120
LIST
OF
PLATES
Photographs
1 Pine-coneBowls
2 Pine-coneBowls and Molds
3-6 ImbricateBowls
7 ImbricateBowls and Molds
8 ImbricateMolds. FloralBowls
9-13 FloralBowls
14 FloralBowls and Molds
15 FloralBowls with Figures
16 FloralBowl with Figures.FiguredBowls (Idyllic)
17-33 FiguredBowls (Idyllic)
34 FiguredBowls (Idyllicand Mythological:Herakles)
35 FiguredBowls (Mythological:
Theseus,Odysseus)
36 FiguredBowl (Mythological:Rape of Persephone)
Rape of Persephone,Rape of Europa)
Rape of Ganymede)
Prokne?Opheltes?Heraklesand Auge)
39,40 FiguredBowls (Mythological:
41,42 FiguredBowls (Mythological:Dionysiactrio)
43-45 FiguredBowls (Mythological)
46-53 FiguredBowls (Hunting)
54 FiguredBowls (Hunting)and Molds
55 FiguredMolds. Fragmentsof Bowls (Imbricate,Floralor Figured)
56 Fragmentsof Bowls and Molds (Imbricate,Floralor Figured)
57 Fragmentsof Molds (Imbricate,Floralor Figured)
58 Fragmentsof Molds. Long-petalBowls, Plain
59,60 Long-petalBowls, Plain
61 Long-petalBowls, Jeweled
62 Long-petalBowls, Jeweledand Variants
63 Long-petalMolds, Plain
64 Long-petalMolds. Lotus-corollaBowls
65 Lotus-corollaBowl and Mold. Daisy Bowl. ImportedBowls (Imbricateand Floral)
66 ImportedBowls (Floraland Figured)
67 ImportedBowls (Figured)and Fragments(Imbricate,Floralor Figured)
68 ImportedBowls (Long-petaland Concentric-semicircle)
69 ImportedBowls (Net-pattern).RelatedMoldmadeVessels
70 MoldmadeWest Slope Amphora
71 MoldmadeWest Slope Krater
72 Tools used in the Manufactureof MoldmadeBowls
xii
LIST OF PLATES
Drawings
73 Pine-cone,Imbricate,and FloralBowls
74 Floraland FiguredBowls
75-86 FiguredBowls
87 Long-petaland ImportedBowls (Imbricateand Floral)
88 ImportedBowls (Floral,Figuredand Long-petal)
89 ImportedBowls (Concentric-semicircle
and Net-pattern).RelatedMoldmadeVessels
90,91 RelatedMoldmadeVessels
92 Representative
Profilesof Bowls
Profilesof Molds
93 Representative
FloralMotifson Bowls.MotifsfromBowlsof the MMonogramClassandClasses1-3
94 Conventional
95 Monogramson Molds and Signatureson Bowls
96 Signatureson Lotus-corollaBowls
97 Signatureson Net-patternBowl and MoldmadeGuttus
98 MotifsfromBowlsProducedby Hausmann'sWorkshop,WorkshopA andthe Workshopof Bion
99 Plan of the AthenianAgora in the SecondCenturyB.C., with Locationsof Deposits
AND
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For abbreviations
used in the Catalogue,see p. 44.
IN I RODUCTION
SCOPEAND AIMS
This volume is a study of the Athenian version of the distinctivetype of Hellenistic vessel commonly
knownas the "Megarian

bowl".Thisis an approximately
moldmadebowl,withoutfoot or
hemispherical,
handles,decoratedall overits exteriorsurfacewithdesignsandfiguresin relief.Thesebowlswerethe standardAtheniandrinkingvesselsfromthe late 3rdcenturyto the mid-lst century,takingoverthe function
formerlyserved by the kantharos.1What was drunkfrom them was most often wine, and the variedscenes
whichdecoratedthem wouldhavebeen particularly

suitableat symposia,wherethey wouldhaveserved
as conversation pieces, recalling myth, literature, theater, and so forth.2
Bowls foundin the excavationsof the AmericanSchoolof ClassicalStudiesin the AthenianAgora

between1931and 1973formthe basisof the presentstudy.The greatmajorityof the materialis Atticand
the conclusions reachedthereforeapply primarilyto Athenian bowls. Similarbowls were, of course, made
elsewhereas well, and some wereimportedto Athens.Examplesof importsthatmade theirway to the

Agoraappearat the end of the Catalogue.It wouldbe rashto drawconclusionsabouttheirdatesfromthe
Athenian bowls, which follow a pattern peculiar to themselves.
There are fragmentsof over 1400 Hellenistic moldmade relief bowls from dated contexts in the Agora.
About 800 of these were considered by the excavatorsto be of sufficient interest to be registeredin the
Agorainventory.About halfof thoseareincludedin the Cataloguein this volume.An attempthas been

madeto includeeverystampandeverysignificant
variationof shapeanddesign.Duplicatesandmanyfragments from undated or late contexts have been omitted. The bowls published by Thompson in his preliminarystudy of Hellenistic potteryfrom the Agora3have also been omitted, althougha discussionof the dates
of Thompson'sdeposits(GroupsA-E) may be foundin the Appendix.Moreelaborateshapesbuilton a

havehave been treated only briefly; they will be studied in more detail in
moldmade hemisphere (406410)
conjunctionwith the totallywheelmadepotteryof the same shapes.

The bowlshavebeen consideredprimarilyas archaeological
datingtools.Thereforeiconographical
problems such as the relationshipof figuredgroupson the bowlsto knownor documentedmajorsculpture
have been left asidein this study.The primarygoal has been the establishmentof a reliablerelativeand
absolutechronologyfor Athenianmoldmadebowls. Hand in hand with this has gone an attemptto
isolate workshopsand assign dates to them. In this endeavoronly the firststeps have been taken,and it is to
be hopedthatthe discoveryof new materialwill enrichour knowledgeof the workshopsandthe relationships betweenthem.
OF THE CATALOGUE
ARRANGEMENT
The bowls are arrangedin the Catalogueaccordingto type of decorationand subjectmatter,since these
are their most easily recognizablefeatures.Numbers in bold-face type refer to objects in the Catalogue.
1 The change from the kantharosto the moldmade relief bowl as a drinkingvessel is most strikinglyillustratedin Dipylon well
B-1 in the Kerameikos,where kantharoiare common in the lower fill (AbschnittenI-IV), which containedno moldmadebowls, but
rare in the upper fills (AbschnittenV-XMI),where moldmade bowls are common. See Braun, pp. 166-170.
2
Pnyx, p. 90.
3H. A. Thompson, "Two Centuries of Hellenistic Pottery,"Hesperia 3, 1934, pp. 311-480.
INTRODUCTION
Objectsfromthe Agoranot cataloguedherearereferredto by theirAgorainventorynumbers,whichare

precededby a letterindicatingthe class to which they belong:L (lampsand lamp molds);MC (miscellaneousclayobjects);P (pottery);SS (stampsand seals,includingstampedamphorahandles);T (terracotta figurinesand molds for their manufacture).
CHRONOLOGY
The introduction
of a new typeof potterycanbe of greathelpin buildinga reliableceramicchronology.
Theappearance
of themoldmadereliefbowlthereforeprovidesa much-neededlandmark
in the stilllargely
unchartedterritoryof Hellenisticceramics.The chronologyof the bowls is, however,beset by several
it is not possible
specialproblems.Sincetheyweremadein moldsandcouldbe reproduced
mechanically,
to assignexactdatesto specificbowls.Even a relativechronologyis not easilyestablished.Shape,technique,and decorationcan provideonly the verybroadestof outlines.Qualitydoes not declineuniformly
a chronologythe singlemostimportantpieceof
andcannotbe usedas a criterionof date.For establishing
abouta moldmadereliefbowlis the contextin whichit wasfound.Forthesereasonsthe dates
information
and dependheavilyon the datesof
given n the Catalogueand elsewherein this volumeareapproximate
The
the contexts(see Introductionto Catalogue). contextsthemselvesare datedby coins and stamped
wereto be madein the chronologyof the coinsor stamps,the chroamphorahandles;if majoradjustments
nology of the bowls would have to follow suit.
the of the deposits (pp. 96-106), and have
I have tried to be as precise as possible in the description
includeda considerableamountof detailaboutthe coins and stampedamphorahandleswhichserveto

date them. For the amphorahandles especiallyI have presentedmuch previouslyunpublishedinformation,
kindlysuppliedby VirginiaGrace.
All dates are before Christ unless otherwise indicated.
NOMENCLATURE
In 1883 Otto Benndorf

The term "Megarianbowl"is the fruitof archaeological
misunderstanding.
moldmadebowls.The originalsof thesecastswerein
publisheda numberof plastercastsof hemispherical
variouscollectionsin Athensbutweresaidto havecomefromMegara.Benndorfthereforeidentifiedthem
andsubsequently
withthe yuaAaqmentionedby Athenaiosas a bowlusedby theMegarians,4
theycameto
be known as "Megarianbowls".Furtherexcavationand study have shown that the bowls Benndorf
in Athens and have no specialconnectionwith Megaraor the yu6Aaq.5
publishedwere manufactured
andsumsup
bowl"as a termhas in its favorthatit is in currentuse amongstarchaeologists
"Megarian
Hellenistichemispherical
moldin two wordswhatmustotherwisebe expressedby laboriousperiphrasis:
an inmadeceramicreliefbowl.In a studyof this sort,however,thereseems littlepointin perpetuating
thatthe bowlsoriginatedin Athens.Unfortunately,
accurateterm,especiallysinceit will be demonstrated
no completelysatisfyingsubstitutepresentsitself."Reliefbowl"invitesconfusionwithotherreliefwares.To
avoidthis problem,Edwardssuggested"mouldedreliefbowl".6The adjective"moulded"
(or "molded"),
however,is vagueandconfusing,forit is commonlyappliedto wheelmadefeaturessuchas feetandlips(cf.
is moreaccurate,but to avoidconfusionwiththe manymoldmadeRomanwaresit
406,410)."Moldmade"
4Benndorf, Griechischeund sizilische Vasenbilder,pp. 117-118; Athenaios, Deipnosophistaixi.467c:
TanOThpia,
rudAaq.OIAiTah?v AT6KTOIg
yudAaq.nlap9vioq 6'6 TOUAlovuoiousV a' nepi T&Vnrapd
Meyapcaq OUTG)pnoi KaAeTv
TOIgiOTOpIKOIg
At?ewv 4nTOUp&VxV pnoi yudAaqnoTnpioudT6oq,6.g Mapouaag ypa6pi o iepeUg TOU'HpaKAouqOUT-i OT6av
cioin 6 6aoiAeuq ei( Thv noAiv, ouvavTravolvou nAhpn yudAav ?xovrd Tiva, TOVO? Aa66vra onrv5eiv.
5Several examples illustratedby Benndorfare productsof an Athenian workshopisolated by Ulrich Hausmann:Hausmann,
pp. 108-109, note 107. Benndorf,pl. 58:3 = Hausmann,pl. 6:1; Benndorf,pl. 60:5 = Hausmann,pis. 8:2 and 9:1; Benndorf,pl. 61:1,
5, 6 = Hausmann, pis. 7:1, 2:1 and 2.
6 CorinthVII, iii, pp. 88-90, 151.
INTRODUCTION
Since"Hellenistic
mustbe qualifiedby the adjective"Hellenistic".
moldmadereliefbowl"is a cumbersome
term, the bowls will generallybe referredto simplyas "moldmadebowls"throughoutthis study.
Attemptsto determinethe ancientname for the bowls have not been entirelysatisfying.Athenaios
mentionsan Atheniandrinkingcup calledhpiTOpog,andit has been suggestedthatthiswasthe namethe
Atheniansappliedto their moldmadebowls.7Athenaios'sourcefor this informationis Pamphilos,an
Alexandriangrammarianof the 1st centuryafter Christ,who presumablyhad access to Hellenistic
Atheniansources.The fplTOpogmust have been hemispherical,
but the namemay referto wheelmade
were
made
which
in
also
Athens.
hemisphericalbowls,
Thatthis vesselwas hemispherical
is
Athenaiosalso describesa Persiandrinkingcup calleda KOV6U.8
suggestedby the storythatthe KOV6Uwas originallya sortof crystalballin whichvisionsappeared.It was
bowlservesthis purposein bothAchaemenidandArchaicGreek
used forlibations,and a hemispherical
The comicpoets Menanderand Hipparchoseachuse the wordonce, connectingit with
representations.9
10
Athein a Delianinventoryof the 3rdcentury.11
It
also
Menanderspeaksof a goldKOVOU,
occurs
the east
naiosof a silverone, andthe KOV6Uin the Delianinventorymusthavebeen of goldor silveras well.It is
clearfrom the datesof these sourcesthat the KOV6Uexistedwell beforethe introductionof moldmade
bowlsin the 220's.PerhapsKOV6Uwas the nameforthe vasesof preciousmetalwhichthe ceramicbowls
imitated;it might have been appliedto the imitationsas well.
TERMINOLOGY
The partsof the bowl may be describedas follows:

Medallion:the decorationof the bottomof the bowl, separatedfromthe restof the bowl by grooves,
ridges,cables, beading,or a combinationof these.
In the caseof some
the medallion,distinctfromthe walldecoration.
Calyx:the floralmotifsurrounding
floralbowlsthis calyxcoversthe entirewall.Usually,however,evenin caseswherethe walldecorationis
vegetal,there is a distinctcalyx.
Wall:the main decorationof the bowl, borderedby the calyx below and the rim patternabove.
Rimpattern:a decorativeband,set off fromthe wallby a ridgeor beading.The rimpatternusuallyhas
two or three registers,separatedby ridges,cables, beading,or jeweling.
it is oftenimpossibleto tell
Sincethe plantswhichappearon the bowlsarenot depictednaturalistically,
nameswherepossible;theseare
exactlywhichplantis intended.I haveattachedthefollowingconventional
illustratedon Plate 94.
Nymphaealotus: roundedpetal with centralrib; there are a short (13) and a tall (62) variety.
Nymphaea caerulea: pointed petal with central rib (55).
Nymphaeanelumbo:broadroundedpetal with centralrib, the tip bendingforward(375).

Fern:tall,triangular
pointedleaf,with centralrib and horizontalribbing(21, 138).Thismay represent
the smallerleaves of the Nymphaealotus.12
7Athenaios,
Deipnosophistai xi.470d:
ano TOUoxhpaTog OUT); 6vopao6ev,

TI nap' ATTIKOig
'HpIT6OO. KnTOUa
(pnoiv
nlappiAoqtv rAooaia;. Pnyx, pp. 83-84.

8 Athenaios, Deipnosophistaixi.477f-478a: KOv6u.nOTfhpov AoIaTIKov....NIKOpaxoq
AiyunTriov
6' tV npOtTG?
nepli 'EOpTGV
TGV
6
hv
Thv
6
OU
toi
dx)
Ta
6e
T
6t
KOV6U
T6
nepOiK6V,
a6pxhv
Eppinnmo
Oe.)v
KOOpoq
OaEuaTaKalTa
; apoAoyIKoq
pEv
(pnoi
ontv6eo6al.
Kapnioipa yiveoOal Wniyn' 6106?K TOUTOU
9 E.g., a plaque from Lokroi(L. von Matt and U. Zanotti-Bianco,Grossgriechenland,
Wurzburg1961, pl. 147);Byvanck-Quarles
van Ufford, "Les bols hellenistiques en verre dore," p. 134, fig. 9. See Segall, pp. 15-16.
10Menander,Fr. 293, line 2 (The Fragmentsof Attic Comedy,ed. J. M. Edmonds, Leiden 1957-61, III B, p. 666); Hipparchos,
Fr. 1, line 6 (T. Kock, ComicorumAtticorumFragmenta,Leipzig 1880-88, III, p. 272).
1 IG XI 2, 287 B, line 133.
12
Thompson, pp. 357-359, under C 24 (P 4102).
INTRODUCTION
Smallfern: small, pointed ribbedleaf (25, 26, 111).

Frond:leaf resemblingthatof the palm,withseparate,flexible,roundedsections(73, 101);sometimes
similarto fem (31, 152).
Palmette:stylizedfrond (9, 30, 108).
Acanthus:
broadleafwithcentralribandraggededges.Thesecomein severalvarieties(32,87,122,224).
TECHNIQUE OF MANUFACTURE
The processby which the bowls were manufactured

has been studiedand describedby various
addsnothingnew,but does serveto confirmthe
Examinationof the materialfromthe Agora14
scholars.'3
conclusionsdrawnby G. RogerEdwardsin his carefulstudyof the largegroupof moldsfromthe Pnyx.
The mold consistsof an unglazed,wheelmadebowl with wallsabouthalf a centimeterthick.It has
Thelip is slightyeverted,eitherrounded,flat,
eithera ringfootor a raisedbase,flator concaveunderneath.
in the Agorathereareone or morehorithe
the
On
one
of
molds
beveled
to
outside
or
(PI.93).15
eighth
zontalwheel-rungrooveson the exterior,possiblyto give the pottera bettergripwhenmoldingthe bowl.
The exteriorof the moldmaybe roughanduneven,andalwaysdisplaysprominentwheelmarks.Theinterior,however,waswipedor slippedso thatwheelmarksareusuallynot visible.TheAgoramoldsaffordno
exampleof the oilyfilmobservedon someof the moldsfromthe Pnyx.16Otherwisethe techniqueof their
conformswiththatof examplesfromthe Pnyx.Thevariationsin shapeof baseandrimhave
manufacture
no chronologicalsignificance.
Oncethe moldhadbeenthrownandwhilethe claywasstillsoft,the decorationwasappliedto the interior surfaceof the mold. First the rim zones and medallionwere delimitedby beadingor wheel-run
grooves.Most of the restof the decorationwas stampedinto the interiorwith small,individualstamps.
Someof the stampsweremadeof clay(411-413),but stampsof woodandmetalmayalsohavebeenused.
Thefiguredandimbricatebowlshavealmostno hand-drawn
detail,butmanyof the designson floralbowls
and the petals of long-petalbowls were drawnfreehand.
detailsrequiredsome expertise.The
The applicationof the stampsand the additionof hand-drawn
clumsyexecutionof two molds fromthe Agora(47, 48) suggeststhatthey werepracticepieces.One of
these (47) comes from the KomosCistern(M 21:1),17whichalmostcertainlycontainedthe dumpof a
workshop.Both molds are considerablycruderthan otherbowls and molds of the same date (the first
quarterof the 2nd century)and arein factquiteunlikeany of the bowlsin the Agoracollection.Perhaps
they representthe first effortsof an apprentice.
mechanicallyby simplymakinga cast of a reliefmotif in clay.This
Stampscould be manufactured
the
a
of
wouldproduce copy
motif,slightlysmallerthanthe originalbecauseof the shrinkageof the clay
in the earlieryearsof manufacture,
and slightlyless crispin its details.Some of these stamps,particularly
were probablytakendirectlyfrommetalvases.Many,however,were takenfromthe bowlsthemselves.
Becauseof repeatedshrinkageand loss of detail,stampson laterfiguredbowlstendedto be smalland
coarse;the pottercompensatedforthis by pressingthe stampfurtherinto the mold,so thatthe figurewas
in higherrelief on the bowl (e.g. 145).
of moldshavebeenfoundin the
Threeterracotta
stampswhichwereprobablyusedforthe manufacture
rosettefora medallion.Anotheris a largepalmette,probablyfor
Agora(411-413).Oneis an eleven-petaled
13
Courby,pp. 327-328; Thompson,p. 452; Pnyx,pp. 85-89; Delos XXXI, pp. 13-15. See also RomanCrafts,edd. D. Strongand
D. Brown, London 1976, pp. 78-80 for comments on similar techniques for Roman pottery.
14
Eighty-eightfragmentarymolds, three stamps, and two stackingrings: 10-12, 40-48, 78-86, 273-281, 295-320, 347-358, 363,
411-415.
'5 See also Pnyx, p. 86, fig. 2.
16 Ibid.,
pp. 86-87.
17These notationsreferto deposits excavatedin the Agora;see Deposit Summariesfor furtherinformation.For the terminology
used in referringto deposits, see p. 96.
INTRODUCTION
a calyx.The thirdis an eggfora largeovoloor egganddart All threeareconicalin shape,withthe design

on the base of the cone;the upperpartof the cone servedas a handle.No bowlsor moldsproducedby
these stampshave been found in the Agora,and they could have been put to otheruses as well. For
example,the Agoracollectioncontainsa thick,flatslabof bakedclayintowhichrowsof rosetteshavebeen
stamped;'8it may have been used for the manufactureof embossedsheets of bronzeor gold.
A few of the bowlsare probablyexactreplicasof metalbowls.The fine detailof 49 and 50 couldnot
havebeen achievedwithclay stampsand punchesin a mold;presumablythe moldsthatproducedthese
bowlsweretakendirectlyfroma metalbowlor froma plastercastof a metalbowl.In some casesnatural
objectssuch as pine cones may have been presseddirectlyinto the mold (cf. 1-12).
Oncethe moldwascompletedandfiredit couldbe usedto manufacture
bowls.Thepotterpressedsoft
clay into the mold, workingit into all the hollows with his fingers.He then centeredthe mold on the wheel,
secured it with a few pieces of damp clay, and smoothed the interioras the wheel turned.The smooth inte-
riorsof the bowlsshowwheelmarks,as do the outturnedrims,whichwerenot moldedbutwheelmade.It

wasthennecessaryforthe bowlto remainin the molduntilit shrankandbecamehardenoughforremoval.
A potterwouldthereforeneed manydifferentmoldsif he was to worksteadily,sinceeachmold couldbe
usedonlyonce everyfew days.Thisexplainsthe greatvarietyfoundamongthe bowls,andalsoimpliesthat
a mold couldbe used for quitesome time withoutshowingsignificantwear(see p. 32).
The potteroccasionallyadded detailsto the bowl after it had been removedfrom the mold. For
surfaceof the bowls.
example,the medallionsof 67,96,and346werestampeddirectlyontotheleather-hard
The bowlwasthenglazed;grooveswerescrapedbelowthe lip andaroundthe medallionandwerecolored
withmiltos.Sometimesone of the ridgessurrounding
the medallionwasscrapedto providea morestable
restingsurface.
The bowlswerestackedin the kilnwithsmallclayringsbetweenthemto keepthemapart(414,415).19
In manycasestheseringshaveleft theirimpressionin the formof a redcircleon the flooror medallionof
the bowl,wherethe ringpreventedthe properfiringof the glaze.Theseringsareshapedlikeringfeet,with
sloping,slightlyconcavesides.Tall,slenderringsappearin contextsas earlyas the late5th century,though
mostof the examplesfromthe Agoradatein the4th century.A lowvarietywitha largerdiameter,suitable
for a footlesshemisphericalbowl, first appearsin the Hellenisticperiod.
The numberof bowlsthatcouldbe madein a moldwaslimitedby the wearof the mold.Its life expectancywoulddependin parton the popularityof the design.A moldmightalsobe brokenbeforeit became
the casewiththe discardedones in the cisternM 21:1,whichare quitefresh.It
worn;thiswasapparently
seemsthatsomeof the pottersdidnot haveveryhighstandards,
fortheymadebowlsusingmoldsthathad
been brokenand mended(220,261) and molds so wornthat the figureswere barelyvisible(115).This
suggeststhat in some cases at least the mold lasted a very long time indeed.
Thereis one instanceof experimentation
withundecorated
moldmadepottery.Thereis no reliefdecoration on bowl405;it has been includedin the Cataloguebecauseit wasmanufactured
in exactlythe same
wayas werethe decoratedbowls.It is clearthatthe moldwasnotwornbutratherintentionally
unstamped.
18 MC
73 from E 15:1, a Roman well dug throughthe westernend of the cisternsystem of Group E; see Thompson,p. 393, fig.
81. The slab probably dates to the 2nd century B.C.
19
Pnyx, p. 89, fig. 3.
THE
THE
ATHENIAN
ORIGINS
OF
MOLDMADE BOWL
Moldmadebowlsappearedsuddenlyin Athensearlyin the lastquarterof the 3rdcentury.Theydidnot

developgraduallybut seem to havebeen the resultof a singleact of invention.In theirreliefdesignsand
the sheenof the glazetheyresemblegold,silver,and bronzebowls.Ancienttestimoniatell us thatmetal
vesselsof this sortwere highlyprized;1thatthey were often duplicatedby a mechanicalprocessis clear
betweenexistingpreciousbowlsand
fromplastercastswhichweretakenforthispurpose.2The similarities
someof the earliestmoldmadebowlsconfirmthe suppositionthatmetalbowlsservedas prototypesforthe
ceramicones.
PROTOTYPES
A silver hemispherical bowl from a temple treasurefound at Toukh-el-Qarmousin the Nile delta is
almost identical with a ceramic moldmade bowl of a very early type in the NationalMuseum at Athens.3
Both are decorated with tall, pointed, overlappinglotus petals and each has a rosette medallion. A tall
silver cup from Ithaka is decorated with the alternatingacanthus leaves and pointed lotus petals which
r parallelsare not so close. The Nymphaea
49, 5)
appearon several ceramic bowls in the Agora ( Othe
nelumbo,absent on Athenian moldmade bowls, plays a large role in the decorationof most of the metal
bowls,5andthereareno metalparallelsof Hellenisticdateforfiguredmoldmadebowls.Nonethelessthere

is no doubt that bowls of precious metal served as models for the first moldmade relief bowls.6
The fact that Egyptian motifs appear on moldmade bowls has suggested to several scholars that the
The palm,the roundedNymphaealotus,pointedNymphaea

bowlsoriginatedin PtolemaicAlexandria.7
1 Athenaios, Deipnosophistaiv.199e; xi.781e, 782b; Pliny, Naturalis Historia xxxiii.55.154-157; Livy, ab urbe condita,
xxxvii. 59.4-5.
2
See Richter, "Ancient Plaster Casts of Greek Metalware,"pp. 369-370.
3
Edgar, "The Treasure of Toukh-el-Qarmous,"pp. 57-62, pis. 27, 28:2; Hausmann, p. 20, pl. 1.
4
Strong, Greek and Roman Gold and Silver Plate, p. 101, pl. 25:b.
5 E.g., ibid., pl. 31; "Les bols megariens,"pp. 14-15, figs. 11-13, p. 21, fig. 20.
6 Two bowls in the Agora collection invite comparisonwith silver bowls. A silver bowl from Greece or Bulgariais strikinglylike
375 and P 3377, no. 79 from Thompson'sGroup E (Kraus,Zentralmuseum,
pp. 18-20, pls. 4,5; "Lesbols megariens,"p. 20; Thompson, pp. 408-409, figs. 96a, 96b). Both the Agorafragmentsand the silverbowl have a large,double-rosettemedallionand four pairs
of alternatingNymphaeanelumbopetals and acanthusleaves, with floweredtendrilsbetween them, on the wall. On both, the tip of
the acanthusleaf nods slightly. The silver bowl is more naturalisticin style, but the decorativescheme is identicalto that on the
ceramicfragments.Both the silver bowl and P 3377 are comparativelybroadand shallow in shape. Krausand Byvanck-Quarlesvan
Ufford date the silver bowl to the 1st centuryB.C. The fragment375 comes from a context of the late 3rd century.The largerfragment P 3377 must date before 110 (for the date of Group E see Appendix and F 15:2in Deposit Summaries).This suggeststhat the
silver bowl dates no later than the 2nd century, possibly as early as the 3rd century.
A silver bowl in Hildesheim resembles 67 ( Pemice and Winter,Der hildesheimerSilberfund,pp. 28-30, pls. 6, 7). The walls of
both are decoratedwith alternatingnaturalisticand fantasticplant forms. Fancy has flown furtheron the metal bowl; the plants
springas elegantand complicatedgrowthsfrom a spindly stalkand calyx. On 67 they are solid, tuberousspirals,too symmetricalto
van Ufford
be natural,yet firmlyrooted in the calyx. The context of 67 dates it no later than the early2nd century;Byvanck-Quarles
bols
the
1st
half
of
in
the
second
bowl
the
Hildesheim
19).
p.
dates
century ("Les
megariens,"
7Zahn, "Tongeschirr,"
pp. 64-65; "Les bols
pp. 413-418; Pagenstecher,Die Gefasse in Stein und Ton, Knochenschnitzereien,
megariens,"pp. 13-15; Thompson, p. 455.
ORIGINS OF THE ATHENIAN MOLDMADE BOWL
caeruleaand broadNymphaeanelumbopetalsarenativeto Egypt.Moresignificant,hemispherical

bowls
decoratedwitha calyxof leavesor petalswereknownin Egyptfromthe time of the OldKingdom.Water
birdsamongthe foliageand antitheticalgoatsare also commonEgyptianmotifs.HellenisticAlexandria
metalindustry,andpotteryimitatingmetalprototypesmightwellbe expectedto arise
boasteda flourishing
there.
One of the most compellingobjectionsto Egyptas the birthplaceof ceramicreliefbowlsis the small
numberof such bowlswhichhavebeen foundin Egypt.If the Alexandriansinventedthem,they do not
themin largenumbersthereafter.
seemto havemanufactured
mostof the examplesfoundin
Furthermore,
Egyptare of the relativelylate "Delian"type, with matt glaze and intumed rim.8
in the Hellenisticperiod,it has
Since Egyptianmotifswere alreadywidespreadin the Mediterranean
been arguedthattheirpresenceon moldmadebowlsdoes not necessarilypointto an originin Egypt,or
even to an inspirationby Alexandrianmetalwork.Antitheticalgoats,for example,wereoriginallya Near
Easternmotif,whichmay be foundon Rhodianvases and black-figured
potteryas well as on late 4thcenturyAttic gravestelai.9The calyxof lotus petals,thoughoriginallyEgyptian,is commonon Achaemenidphialaiandwas sometimesadaptedto deeper,hemispherical
bowls.10Thisdeepervarietyhas been
in Egyptin the 5thand3rdcenturies,12
and
found,forinstance,in EtruriaandRhodesin the 7th century,"1
in Syriain the 4th century.13The hemispherical
shapeis a simpleone and commonto manycultures.14
the
which
and
the
decoration
Clearly shape
appearson the Hellenisticmoldmadebowl were current
the easternMediterranean
at an earlydate,andtheiroccurrencein ceramicsdoesnot necessarithroughout
ly point to Egypt.
The combinationof hemispherical
the moldmadebowlsof
bowland vegetalcalyxwhichcharacterizes
the late 3rdcenturyandfirsthalfof the 2ndcenturywas,however,particularly
popularin Egypt Its history
be
traced
there
late
Hellenistic
times.15
from
Prehistoric
to
ManyEgyptianfaifencebowlsof this type
may
are known, one from a 3rd-centurycontext at Tarsus,others from the Hellenisticcemeteriesof
Alexandria.16It seemsthatthisformof bowlhadan unbrokenhistoryin Egypt.Furthermore,
it wascurrent
in Egyptin the earlyHellenisticperiod.
SinceAthensis the earliestcenterof manufacture
currentlyknownformoldmadereliefbowls,it is likely
thattheywerethe inventionof Athenianpotters.'7The goldandsilverprototypes,however,wereprobably
Alexandrian.18Althougheach of the Egyptianelements(shape,vegetalcalyx, waterbirds,antithetical
goats)canbe foundelsewhere,only in Egyptdo theyall occur.The evidenceof excavationindicatesthat
8 Courby,pp. 424-426; Kraus,Zentralmuseum,
p. 2; Noshy, TheArts in PtolemaicEgypt,p. 130; Parlasca,pp. 132-134. The socalled "Delian"bowls are now believed to have been importedto Delos from Ionian workshops(Delos XXXI, pp. 1-3). They date
between 166 and 69 (ibid., p. 7).
9 Kraus, "AntithetischeB6cke," pp. 119-123.
10Strong,Greekand RomanGoldand SilverPlate, p. 99, pl. 25:a.For copies in glass see Oliver,'T"Persian
ExportGlass,"pp. 9-13,
figs. 1-9; Von Saldem, "Glass Finds at Gordion," pp. 41-42, figs. 27-29.
1
Strong, Greek and Roman Gold and Silver Plate, p. 65, pl. 12:a; pp. 56-57, fig. 12.
12 I. Rabinowitz,"AramaicInscriptionsof the Fifth CenturyB.C.E. from a North-ArabShrine in Egypt,"JNES15, 1956, pis. 1,
3-5; "Les bols megariens,"p. 14, fig. 10. See A. Lansing, "A Silver Bottle of the Ptolemaic Period,"Bulletin of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art 33, 1938, p. 199, fig. 1 for a group of Ptolemaic silver phialai with this decoration from the Delta in Egypt.
13 C. F. A. Schaeffer,"Les fouilles de Ras Shamra-Ugarit,
sixieme campagne(printemps 1934),"Syria 16, 1935, pp. 152-154,
pl. 30:4.
14Zahn, "MakedonischerSchild, makedonischerBecher," p. 58; Kraus, Zentralmuseum,p. 2.
15
Parlasca,pp. 136-146. For an example from the New Kingdom see L. Keimer, "The Decoration of a New KingdomVase,"
J1NES
8, 1949, p. 4, pl. 7. Fifth-centurybowls are illustratedin Rabinowitz,op. cit. (footnote 12 above), pp. 1-2, 9, pls. 1, 3-5; and Five
Years of CollectingEgyptianArt, 1951-1956, pp. 43-45, pls. 69, 75, nos. 50, 51.
16
Ibid., p. 38, pl. 64, no. 42; Adriani, pls. 2-4; Tarsus I, no. 183, p. 225, fig. 132.
17
Kraus, Zentralmuseum,p. 2; LabraundaII, i, pp. 19-20.
18Parlasca,p. 154; Hausmann, pp. 19-20.
moldmadeceramicbowlswere not manufactured

until the 220's,over a centuryafterthe foundationof
Alexandria.Therewas thereforeample time for Greekand Egyptianelementsto blend to producea
whichwas then imitatedby the Athenianpotter.This style
distinctiveAlexandrianstyleof metalwork,19
had in fact alreadybeen adoptedby other toreuticcentersin the Mediterranean.
ThecaseforAlexandrian
by the existenceof closeparallelsbetweenceramic
prototypesis strengthened
moldmadebowlsandgoldglass.Thistechniqueof sandwiching
decorationin goldleafbetweentwoclosely
fittinglayers of glass is believed to be an Alexandrianinvention of the 3rd or early2nd century.20A hemisphericalgold-glassbowl from Syriaformerlyin the RothschildCollection is nearlyidentical in shape and
decoration to a number of early moldmade bowls from the Agora (49-53).21Its rosette medallion is
surrounded
by two lines whichresemblethe ridgesand groovesof Atticbowls.Its wallsare coveredwith
alternatinglotus petals and stylized ferns or fronds, with floral tendrils between them. Even the meander
pattern of the rim finds a parallelin the Agora collection (291). Another parallelto Athenian moldmade
also probablyof Alexandrian

bowls is providedby a gold-glassbowl fromMozdokin the Caucasus,22
manufacture.The Mozdok bowl is parabolicin shape and has an elabQraterosette medallion and a calyx of
alternatingNymphaeacaeruleapetalsand acanthusleaves.Above this is a borderof battlementdesign,

then a broadbandfilledby a horizontalivy garland.Belowthe rimis a bandof oliveleaves.One bowlin
the Agora collection (69) shares with it both the horizontal vine and the parabolic shape.
A reviewof a few of the survivingproductsof the Alexandrianmetalindustryof the 3rdcenturymay

are
providea pictureof the sortof preciousbowlthe Athenianssoughtto reproducein clay.Thesesurvivors
few and oftencannotbe datedby any but stylisticcriteria.Provenancesareoftenuncertain
unfortunately
or unknown.Only a very sketchypicturecan be drawnfrom the evidencecurrentlyavailable.
The groupof metal vesselsfoundat Toukh-el-Qarmous
gives some idea of the productsof the early
The cachecontainedcoinsof PtolemyI andII andshouldthereforerepresentEgyptian
Ptolemaicperiod.23
silverwork
shortlybeforethe inceptionof moldmadebowlsin Greece.A silverbowlfromthe treasurehas
lotuspetals,anda
alreadybeenmentioned(see p. 6). It hasa rosettemedallion,a calyxof tall,overlapping
simpleroperimpattern.Thispicturemaybe supplementedby a groupof plastercastswhichappearedon
the
the Cairomarketearlyin this century.Accordingto the dealer,they camefromwhatwasapparently
the
are
of
Hellenistic
3rd
casts
of
Mitrahinet
of
metalworkers'
They
silver,probably
quarter
(Memphis).24
bowls.26
Two(nos. 18
Threeof thesearecastsof hemispherical
century,but takenin the Romanperiod.25
which
fern-like
from
medallionsand calycesof overlapping,
and 19) have double-rosette
spring
leaves,
19It was formerlythought that productionbegan between 275 and 250, which left little time for the influence of a new Alexandrian industry to reach Athens. Kraus, Zentralmuseum,p. 2; Courby, p. 425.
20
Adriani,p. 124; Harden,"The Canosa Group of Hellenistic Glasses,"p. 41. For the technique of gold glass see Von Saldem,
"GlassFinds at Gordion,"p. 46. For a list of known examples of gold glass see Oliver,"A Gold-glassFragment,"pp. 9-10. Oliver
dates the invention of gold glass to ca. 200 (ibid., p. 16); Harden dates it to the first quarter of the 3rd century.
21 Wuilleumier,Le tresorde Tarente,pp. 29-31, pls. 11, 12. Wuilleumierdated the Rothschildbowl in the first half of the 3rd
century and believed it was manufacturedin Asia Minor. Adriani and Byvanck-Quarlesvan Ufford believe it is an Alexandrian
product.Adriani dates it in the 3rd century,Byvanck-Quarlesvan Ufford in the mid-2nd century(Adriani,pp. 119-120; "Les bols
hellenistiquesen verre dore,"pp. 139-140). Its close similarityto Athenian moldmadebowls of the late 3rd centuryand the fact that
gold glass was probably invented in the late 3rd to early 2nd century suggest a date around 200 B.C.
22
Adriani, pl. 1. Adriani dates the bowl to the middle of the 3rd century, Oliver to the late 3rd or early 2nd century, and
Byvanck-Quarlesvan Ufford to the last quarterof the 2nd century.It has been attributedto workshopsof Asia Minor, Syria,and
Alexandria; the last, substantiated by Adriani through parallels in faience from Alexandria, seems likeliest. See Adriani,
pp. 105-111, 124, pls. 2, 3; Oliver,"A Gold-glassFragment,"p. 16; Byvanck-Quarlesvan Ufford, "Les bols hellenistiques en verre
van Ufford,"Lebol hellenistiqueen verredoreau
dore,"pp. 130, 139. See also a similargold-glassbowl from Iran(Byvanck-Quarles
Corning Museum of Glass," pp. 47-48, figs. 3, 4).
23
Edgar, "The Treasure of Toukh-el-Qarmous,"pp. 57-62, pls. 27, 28:2; Hausmann, p. 20, pl. 1.
24
Rubensohn, HellenistischesSilbergerdt,p. 3.
25
Ibid., p. 88; "Les bols megariens,"p. 15; Richter, "Ancient Plaster Casts," pp. 370-371.
26 Rubensohn.
HellenistischesSilbergerat,nos. 18-20, pls. 7, 9.
elaboratetendrilswithlotusand lily blooms.Thereis an Erosamongthe vineson no. 19. Althoughthey

Attic moldmadebowls,these casts
are more floridin style and lack the lotus petalswhichcharacterize
comparewithsuchAthenianexamplesas 55 and57. On the thirdcast(no.20) area rosettemedallionanda
calyxof acanthusleavesandNymphaea nelumbo petals,abovewhicharepreservedwhatmaybe the feetof
a pairof antitheticalgoats.AlthoughNymphaea nelumbo petalsneveroccuron bowlsof Attic manufacture,stylizedacanthusleavesareoftenfoundin the calycesof Athenianfiguredbowls;thoughstylistically
far removed,cast no. 20 is similarin compositionto 122 from the Agora.27
Productsof the southernItalianmetalindustrywereheavilyinfluencedby Alexandriaandcanaddmore
Alexandrianmetalwork.The Treasureof Tarantoincludeda pyxis which
to the sketchof 3rd-century
containedsevencoins datableto the periodbetween290 and 270 B.C.28 Althoughthereis some disagreementaboutthe dateof the piecesin the treasure,29
theycertainlyfallwithinthe 3rdcentury.Thereareno
bowlsin this group,but the interiorof the lid of the pyxis30in whichthe coinswerefound
hemispherical
has a schemeof decorationsimilarto thatof ceramicmoldmadebowls:a centralrosetteor flowerand a
calyx of alternatingroundedNymphaea lotus and Nymphaea nelumbopetalsand acanthusleaves,with
floraltendrilsbetweenthem.The overlapping
fromthe treasure
Nymphaea lotus petalsof the thymiaterion
arecloselysimilarto thoseon ceramicmoldmadebowlssuchas 14 and18.31A gravein Anconacontained
whoseroundedbodyis decoratedwithalternating
anotherpyxis,32
Nymphaea nelumbo petalsandacanthus
leaves,with floraltendrilsbetweenthem. The gravewas datedat the time of excavationto the late 3rd
centuryon the evidenceof a bronzecoin.Boththe coinandthe othercontentsof the gravemayin factdate
somewhatlater.These few pieces, which can be datedby their contexts,give some idea of the metal
vessels,fromor heavilyinfluencedby Alexandria,whichservedas prototypesformoldmadeceramicbowls.
ARCHAEOLOGICALEVIDENCE
A fairlyclose and reliabledatefor the beginningof productionof moldmadebowlsin Athenscan now

be extrapolated
fromthe evidene of the manywell-dated3rd-century
depositsexcavatedin the Agora.It
seemsclearthatthe bowlshaveformerlybeen datedas muchas halfa centurytoo early.Thompson'sdate
forthe beginningof the bowlswasbasedon his analysisof threeHellenisticdepositswhichhe publishedin
1934.33He estimatedthatthe earliestof these(GroupA) was depositedabout300. The mainbodyof this
depositcontainedno moldmadebowls,althoughtherewerea few fragmentsin a later,undatedfill in the
upperpartof the well.Therewereno moldmadebowlsin GroupB, whichThompsonthoughtwasclosed
about275. Theywereplentiful,however,in GroupC, whichhe datedaroundthe end of the 3rdcentury.
The obviousconclusionwasthatthe bowlsbeganto be producedbetween275 and200. Thompsondated
this eventca 275, a datelatermodifiedby Edwardsto ca 250.34Furtherexcavationandstudyof the chro27
See also a silvervase in Amsterdam,which was acquiredin Egypt.It is decoratedwith alternatingNymphaeanelumbopetals
and acanthusleaves with floraltendrilsbetween them. It is dated by Byvanck-Quarlesvan Uffordto the end of the 3rd century("Les
bols megariens,"pp. 15-16, fig. 13). Parlascadates it in the middle of the 2nd century(Parlasca,p. 143). A silverhemisphericalbowl
in the BritishMuseum is decoratedwith overlappingNymphaeanelumbopetals (Walters,Catalogueof the SilverPlate, no. 11, p. 4,
pI. 3). The provenanceof the bowl is unknown, but it is generallythought to be Alexandrian.Byvanck-Quarlesvan Ufford and
Parlascaagree on a date in the 3rd century for the bowl ("Les bols megariens,"pp. 15-16; Parlasca,p. 143).
28 An
Inventoryof GreekCoinHoards,edd. M. Thompson,0. Morkholm,and C. Kraay,New York 1973, p. 295, no. 1983, where
the date of burial is given as 290-270 B.C.
29 Wuilleumiersuggests that they were buried before the war between Tarentumand Rome in 272 B.C. (Le tresorde Tarente,
p. 7). Byvanck-Quarlesvan Ufford dates the objects in the hoard on the basis of style to the third quarterof the 3rd century("Le
tresor de Tarente,"p. 52).
30
Wuilleumier,Le tresor de Tarente,pl. 2:2.
31 Ibid., pl. 7.
32 G. Pellegrini, "Regione IV," Notizie degli scavi di antichitd, 1910, pp. 345-353, esp. pp. 349-350, no. 4.
33
Thompson, Groups A-C, pp. 313-369.
34
Ibid., p. 457. Pnyx, p. 90; CorinthVII, iii, p. 152.
10
nologyof the HellenisticperiodhavesinceshownthatGroupsA andB weredepositedabout40 yearslater

thanThompsonhadthought(see Appendix):GroupA wasclosedaround260, GroupB around240. The
numbersof moldmadebowlsis B 20:7.
earliestwell-dateddepositin the Agorawhichcontainedsignificant
The latestdatableobjectfromthis well is a stampedamphorahandleof ca. 217 B.C.;the fill wasprobably
A few fragmentsof bowlshavebeenfoundin depositsP 10:2,L 17:7,andthe
depositedshortlythereafter.
N
which
datelittleif anyearlierthanB 20:7.Thereareno moldmadebowlsin the
fill
all
of
of
21:4,
lower
lower fill of the Dipylon well B-1, which contains materialas late as ca. 222 (see Appendix). This suggests
that manufactureof moldmade bowls in Athens began sometime between 240 and 220.
Nowhere else are moldmade bowls attested at such an early date. Manufactureseems to have begun
sometime during the last quarterof the 3rd century in Corinth and Argos, and somewhat later in other
Peloponnesian centers.35At Demetrias in Thessaly moldmade bowls were unknown before the late 3rd
century.36At Delos, no bowls were found under the stoa east of the Stoa of Philip (built between 250 and
228), and only a few fragmentswere found under the Stoa of Philip and the Sanctuariesof Serapis(ca 200
of the Asklepieion,datingto
the end of the 3rdcentury.Largenumbersof fragmentsappearin Bauphase9, whichdatesfromca 200 to
191.38At Tarsusa few fragmentsof moldmadebowlsappearin the "MiddleHellenisticUnit",datedto the
At
HellenisticUnit"of the 2ndcentury.39
3rdandearly2ndcenturies;largenumbersarefoundin the "L'tate
B.C.).37 The earliestexampleat Pergamonis one fragmentfromBauphase8
Antioch fragmentsoccur in the earlyHellenistic period (3rd to mid-2nd century),but no uncontaminated
strataof the firsthalf of this periodwere excavated.Veryfew fragmentsoccurredin the only significant
floorscoveringthe yearsbetween225 and 175;Waage'sconclugroupof deposits,a seriesof superimposed
Theearliest
after
andfloweredin the 3rdcenturymustbe adjusted.40
soon
300
that
manufacture
sion
began
bowls at Samariaand Hama seem to date in the 2nd century.4'To the west of Greece, availableevidence
indicates that moldmade bowls were not manufacturedin Italy before 200.42It appearsthereforethat the
earliestbowlsfromthe Agoraare datedby context10 to 20 yearsearlierthanthosefromotherexcavated

sites, and it is not unreasonableto suggestthat the moldmadebowl was inventedby Athenianpotters.
Suchnear-bycitiesas CorinthandArgos,however,werenot farbehind,andAthenianbowlsmusthave
immediatelybeen exportedand copiedelsewhere.Fragmentsof Attic bowlshavebeen foundin southern
andperhapsTarsus,andin Greeceat
Russia,in the eastat Pergamon,Kyme,Antioch,Hama,Labraunda,
Halai.43
and
Theywereexportedwidely,although
perhaps
Siphnos,Delos,Aigina,Corinth,Argos,Eretria,
35
Siebert, Recherchessur les ateliers, pp. 159-180; see also pp. 181-189 for discussion of non-Peloponnesianchronology.
U. Sinn, in DemetriasI, edd. V. Milojcic and D. Theocharis, Bonn 1976, pp. 96, 114-121.
37
Courby, p. 397; "Les bols megariens,"p. 7; Delos XXXI, p. 7.
38
PergamonXI, i, pp. 123-125, pl. 43, no. 158 (Bauphase 8); pp. 125-127, 130-131, pl. 45, nos. 192-200 (Bauphase 9).
39TarsusI, p. 163; Byvanck-Quarlesvan Ufford, "Variationssur le theme des bols megariens,"pp. 59-60.
40
Antioch IV, i, pp. 14-15, 30.
41
Samaria III, p. 274; Hama III, ii, p. 24.
42
Moldmadebowls occur in a context of the 2nd centuryat Cosa (M. T. M. Moevs, Memoirsof the AmericanAcademyin Rome,
XXXII, TheRomanThin-walledPotteryfromCosa,Rome 1973, p. 21; see also AJA66, 1962,p. 198). Fifteen fragmentsof moldmade
bowls were found in the destructiondebrisof the sanctuaryof Demeter and Koreat Morgantina.The destructionhas been dated to
211 (AJA62, 1958,pp. 158-160; AJA63, 1959, p. 169;AJA64, 1960, p. 133), but the debrisincludeda numberof stampedamphora
handles dating in the first half of the 2nd century. For this informationI am gratefulto VirginiaGrace and to Shelley C. Stone.
43 Southern Russia: Zahn, "Hellenistische Reliefgefiisse,"pp. 45-49, nos. 1-3.
Pergamon: PergamonXI, i, no. 261, p. 139, pl. 49; no. 291, pp. 143-144, pl. 49.
Kyme: Kyme I, MB 72, p. 62, pl. 9, and possibly MB 113, p. 71, pl. 13; p. 33, fig. 5.
Hama: Hama III, ii, no. 172.
Antioch: Antioch IV, i, fig. 17, nos. 11, 13, 14, p. 30.
Labraunda:LabraundaII, i, no. 158, p. 65, pl. 11.
Tarsus: TarsusI, no. 162, p. 223, fig. 130.
Siphnos: J. K. Brock, "Excavationsin Siphnos," BSA 44, 1949, p. 60, no. 9.
36
11
apparentlynot in largenumberssince local imitationswouldsoon have been able to meet the demand
more cheaply.
HISTORICAL
EVIDENCE
Thearchaeological
evidence,as we haveseen,suggeststhatmoldmadebowlswereintroducedin Athens
between240 and 220 andprobablyoriginatedwithAthenianpotters.Thattheywereinspiredby Alexandrianprototypesalso seemsclear.It is thereforenot surprising
that,turningto the historicalrecord,we find
thatthiswasa time of especiallyfriendlyrelationsbetweenAthensandAlexandria.A lookinto the events
of this period can throwlight on the chronologyof the bowls.
Afterwinningher freedomfromthe Macedoniansin 229, Athensrenewedher friendshipwithEgypt
Shortlythereafterthe Atheniansbestowedlavishhonorson KingPtolemyIII Euergetes.A new tribewas
createdandnamedafterthe king,his statuewasaddedto the Monumentof the EponymousHeroes,anda
festivalwas initiatedin his honor.A demewas namedafterhis queen,Berenike,and a priesthoodof the
royal couple was established.
Evidencefor these institutionscan be piecedtogetherfromscatteredliteraryand epigraphical
testimonia. The existenceof the tribePtolemaisand the demeBerenikidaiis knownfrominscriptionstoo numerousto mention.Pausanias(1.5.5) tellsus thatthe Atheniansnameda tribeafterPtolemy:UOTrepoV
68 Kai
TOU Muoou Kai lToAspaiou TOU Aiyunriou.He believed that the
ano TOV6e (puA^g exouoiv, ATTrraAou
Ptolemyin questionwas PtolemyII Philadelphos,but a lexicographical

entryon the deme Berenikidai
provesthat it was his successor,EuergetesI, that the Athenianshonored:44
BepeviKi6ar 6 5n&po;ano BepeviKnM Tflg TOUnToApaaiou TOUEUepyeTou yuvaiKOg-TOVpev av6pa
Tn puAn,TlnvyuvaiKa 6e TO 5njp &TT(VvuJOUpo;
Lnoinoev.
The tribemust thereforehave been createdbeforethe deathof PtolemyIII in Februaryof 221; strong
evidenceindicatesthatit wasinstitutedin 224/3.45It wouldhavebeenmadeup of demesreasepigraphical
signed from other tribes, except for Berenikidai, created expressly for the new tribe.46
As an eponym Ptolemy took his place among the other tribalheroes on the Monument of the Eponymous Heroes in the Agora. The remainsof this monument have been excavatedand identified;it consisted
of a long pedestalsupportingstatuesof the eponyms,surrounded

by a parapet.Pausaniassawa statueof
Ptolemy there (I.5.5), which must have been added at this time; tracesof the additioncan be detectedin the
remains of the monument The originalpedestal had been lengthened at both ends in 307/6 for the addi-
tion of statuesof DemetriosandAntigonos,in whosehonortribeshadbeen created.Forthe next 80 years

or so the pedestalsupported12 statues,flankedat eitherend by a tripod.Cuttingsin the top of the
southernmost
cappingblockof the pedestalshowthatat some time the tripodwas removedand replaced
by a bronzestatue.Thiscanonlyhavebeenthe statueof Ptolemy,forremovalof DemetriosandAntigonos
in 200 would have made space for Attalos,anotherHellenisticeponym,and a specialextensionwas
Delos: Bruneau, "La vaisselle," D 2 - D 3bis, p. 240, pl. 40.
Aigina: Siebert, Recherchessur les ateliers, e.g. Eg 8, Eg 17, Eg 45-54, pp. 402405, pl. 61.
Corinth: unpublished.
Argos: Siebert, Recherchessur les ateliers, pp. 63-64; AT 1 - AT 7, pp. 367-368, pl. 42.
Eretria:Metzger, EretriaII, p. 62, nos. 1-3.
Halai: H. Goldman, "The Acropolis of Halae," Hesperia 9, 1940, p. 496, no. 49; p. 498, fig. 241:4.
44
Anecdota Graeca, ed. J. A. Cramer, Paris 1841, iv.180.12; see also Stephanos of Byzantium, s.v. BepevIKi6aI.
45 This conclusionrests primarilyupon calendar-prytany
equationsand changes in tribalorderoccasioned by the introductionof
the new tribe. For a complete account see W. K Pritchett,TheFiveAttic TribesafterKleisthenes,Baltimore1943,pp. 13-23 (= "The
Tribe Ptolemais,"AJP 63, 1942, pp. 413-423); B. D. Meritt, "Philinosand Menekrates,"Hesperia38, 1969, p. 441; RE XXIII, ii,
1959, s.v. Ptolemais 11, col. 1887; W. S. Ferguson, Hellenistic Athens, London 1911, pp. 241-243.
46
Pritchett,"The Tribe Ptolemais"(footnote 45 above), p. 426; J. S. Traill,Hesperia,Suppl. XIV, ThePolitical Organizationof
Attica, Princeton 1975, p. 29.
12
providedforthe statueof the emperorHadrian,whobecamean eponymin A.D. 124/5.47Weknowfromthe

accountof Pausaniasthat the Atheniansalso sent a statueof Ptolemyto Delphi to be addedto the
Marathonmonument,on which Athenianeponymousheroes were represented.48
As eponymof a tribe,Ptolemywas entitledto the worshipof his tribesmen;the priesthoodof Ptolemy
andBerenikeattestedby an inscriptiondatingbetween229 and22149mayhavebeeninstitutedat thistime
to attendto the affairsof the cult.
In all likelihoodthe Ptolemaia,an athleticfestivalin Ptolemy'shonor,was establishedat the same
time,50thoughsomehavesuggestedthatit wasinstituteda few yearsearlier.51Thefirstmentionof gamesin
for224/3,a wealthycitizen
honorof Ptolemyoccursin IG II2, 1303,lines 9-12,52in whichthe gymnasiarch
is honorednot onlyforproducingthe traditional
namedTheophrastos,
gamesbutalsoforpresenting,at his
own expense, games in honor of the Egyptianking:
Kai i6ial TG)I6aoiAeI lTOA[C]pai&)I
npoeiq; aeeAaTOI;
TOU;ayly)Vaq eenKs, TOUO;TC KaOnKOVTra
aKoAou9E)w Tel TOU npou nrpoalay&wivoeaai 6ouAop?voil T&VveavilKCOv,(p[I]AoTIpOUp[ev]og
'oV
T
6aaiAa'
p:oe ilpav
The phrasingof the decreeimpliesthat these gameswerean innovation,and thus we may here havea
wasperpetuated
recordof the institutionof the Ptolemaia.Theprecedentset by Theophrastos
by the state,
the Dionysia, the Panathenaia,and the EleusinianMystethe
and the Ptolemaia isthreafter listed along with
Thatit is not mentionedin this contextin a

riesas an occasionon whichhonorsare to be proclaimed.53
decree of 226/5 indicates that the festivalhad not yet been institutedat that time.54It must thereforehave
been establishedin either 225/4 or 224/3; of these the latter,when the tribeand deme were also created,is
the more likely.

the
attentionhas beengivenhereto the evidenceforthe dateof thesehonors,particularly
Considerable
ofofthe moldmade bowls. The bowls
datethe
date of the festival,because it has a very importantbearingon thedate
appear suddenly upon the scene in Athens and were apparentlythe result of a single stroke of invention.
They immediatelybecamepopularwith the Athenians,who adoptedthem as theirstandardwine cups.

fine andwell-publicized
Thissuggeststhattheirinventionwas inspiredby a specific,particularly
groupof
Alexandriansilverbowlswhichappearedin Athensat thattime,a groupof bowlssuchas mighthavebeen
importedforthe firstcelebrationof the festivalof PtolemyIIIEuergetes.A processionwasan indispensable
vesselswouldcertainlyhavebeen displayedin sucha parade.Athenaios
partof a festival,andprocessional
preservesKallixeinos'account of the processionof Ptolemy II Philadelphos,which took place in
Alexandriain 279/8 and in which great numbersof gold and silver cups, pitchers,and bowls were
47 T. L.
Shear,Jr.,"TheMonument of the EponymousHeroes in the AthenianAgora,"Hesperia39, 1970,pp. 171-176, 181-186,
196-203, esp. p. 199. For dates of creation of new tribes see W. K Pritchett, "Note on the Attic Year 307/6," AJP 58, 1937,
IIe et au Ille siecle, Paris 1976,
pp. 220-221, and The Five Attic Tribes(footnote 45 above), pp. 5, 33, 37; S. Follet, Athenes au
pp. 119-121.
48 Pausanias
X.o10.1. For discussion of the remainsof this monument see H. Pomtow, "Studienzu den Weihgeschenkenund der
Zeitin
Topographie Delphi. II,"K7io 8, 1908, pp. 73-120; D. Kluwe, "Das Marathonweihgeschenkin Delphi," Wissenschaftliche
no.
7.
cols.
der
1214-1218,
Friedrich-Schiller-Universitat-Jena
1924,
IV,
Suppl.
pp.
21-27;
RE,
14,
1965,
schrift
49
IG II2, 4676; L. Moretti, Iscrizionistoriche ellenistiche1, Florence 1967, pp. 58-60, no. 27.
50Ferguson, op. cit. (footnote 45 above), p. 242, and "Researches in Athenian and Delian Documents," Klio 8, 1908,
etudes grecques54, 1941, pp. 246-247.
pp. 339-341; L. Robert, Revue des
51 M. Mitsos, "Eine agonistischeInschriftaus Argos,"AthMitt65, 1940, p. 49; RE XXIII, ii, 1959, s.v. Ptolemaia2, cols. 15851586.
52 For restored text see W. S. Ferguson and S. Dow, "The Decree of the Athenian GarrisonsHonoring Theophrastos
I.G2 II
31.
no.
49
cit.
above), pp. 69-71,
(footnote
1303," Hesperia 2, 1933, p. 448; Moretti, op.
53E.g. B. D. Meritt, "GreekInscriptions,"Hesperia5, 1936, pp. 419-428, no. 15, line 49; IG
II2, 891, line 14, 900, line 10, 956,
lines 34-35.
54B. D. Meritt, "GreekInscriptions,"Hesperia4, 1935, pp. 525-528, no. 39; Moretti, op. cit. (footnote 49 above), pp. 60-63,
no. 28.
13
carried.55
Somethingsimilarmust havetakenplaceat the AthenianPtolemaia.The earlyPtolemaicbowl
fromToukh-el-Qarmous,
whichis so similarto an Athenianmoldmadebowl,waspartof a temple
templetreasure
of the sortthatmighthavebeen displayedin Egyptianprocessions.56
It is likelythatvesselscarriedin honor
of KingPtolemyIIIin Athenswouldhavebeen importedfromAlexandria,one of the foremostcentersfor
the productionof preciousmetalwork.They wouldhave been seen by largenumbersof Atheniansand
excitedwidespreadadmirationin the city. A shrewdand enterprising
Athenianpottermightwell have
recognizeda marketforcheapimitationsof the magnificentgoldandsilverbowls.If thisis so, we candate
the first Athenianmoldmadebowls in the year 224/3.
55
56
Deipnosophistai V.197 C, 198 d, 199b-200 a, 201d.
Edgar, "The Treasure of Toukh-el-Qarmous,"pp. 57-62, pls. 27, 28:2. See p. 6.
THE
AGORA
MATERIAL
In 1934Thompsonpublisheda numberof moldmadereliefbowlsfromfourHellenisticdepositsin the

studyof theirdevelopment'Sincethattime largenumbersof bowlsfrom
Agoraandmadea preliminary
andmanywells,cisterns,and
the Pnyx,anda cisternin the Piraeushavebeenpublished,2
the Kerameikos,
fillsof Hellenisticdatehavebeen excavatedin the Agora.Thelargeamountof materialfromthesedeposits
now allowsa refinementof our knowledgeof this popularformof Hellenistictableware.The conclusions
drawnby Thompsonaboutthe developmentof shapeandglazeof the Atticbowlsare,for the mostpart,
substantiatedby the greateramountof materialnow availablefor study.
THE CHARACTERISTICSOF ATHENIAN BOWLS

CLAY AND GLAZE
The fabricis the typical,hard,slightlymicaceousclay of Attica.Most commonlythe color is light

reddishbrown(designatedon the MunsellSoil ColorChart,Baltimore1975,as 5YR6/4), reddishyellow
(SYR6/6), lightbrown(7.5YR6/4), or pink(5YR7/4; 7.5YR7/4). Thereareoccasionalexamplesoutside
this range,but variationfromthe normis slight(2.5YR6/4, 6/6, 5/4, 5/6; 10YR7/3, 7/4, 6/3). All workthe clayof the long-petal
to variations;
significance
shopsusedthe sameclayandthereis no chronological
bowls is the same as that of the earliesttypes of floraland figuredbowls.
The bowlsarecoveredwiththe blackglazefamiliarfromAtticpotteryof earlierperiods.A pureblack,
however,is rarelyachievedand shadesof brown,tan, red, and orangeare common.On the finelymade
floralandfiguredbowlsof the late3rdcenturyandfirstquarterof the 2ndcenturythe glazeis usuallythick
and lustrousor metallic,whereasit is thinand dull on productsof the secondquarterof the 2nd century
and later.This,however,is not a reliableindicationof date,sincemanyof the long-petalbowlsmanufacturedin the secondhalf of the 2nd centuryare well glazed(321,322, 327, 330),while the glazeof early
imbricate,floral,and figuredbowls may be thin and dull (13, 19, 51, 120).
SHAPE AND SIZE
There is a good deal of variationin shape, particularlyamong the floraland pine-cone bowls. Represenand in the drawings(Pls. 73-87). The ideal was a fairly
tative profiles are illustratedon Plates 92 and 93
deepbowlwithsmoothtransitionto a slightlyflaringrim,anda bottomslightlyflattenedso thatthe vessel

the medallionservedas a foot(3,
couldstandby itself(21,49, 170).Oftenthe ridgeor beadingsurrounding
62, 102, 170). In bowls of the first quarterof the 2nd centurythis shape is usuallyretained,though
frequentlywith a less gracefultransitionfromthe moldedbody to the wheelmaderim. Some bowlsare
(55),a few are parabolic(3, 62), while othershavea squarishprofile(72, 116,187).
nearlyhemispherical
1 Thompson, pp. 451459; see Appendix.
Schwabacher;Pnyx, Metzger. For Metzger, see Appendix, pp. 111-112.
PINE-CONE, IMBRICATE, FLORAL, AND FIGURED BOWLS
15
Thereis alsovariationin the shapeof the lip, whichmaybe nearlystraight(62)or turnout gently(240)or
significant.
abruptly(102). These variationsdo not appearto be chronologically
Some long-petalbowlsretainthe deep,almosthemispherical
shape(327,344),but othersshowmuch
greatervariationthanoccursin the floralandfiguredbowls.In some casesthe bodybulgesslightlybelow
the rim(328,330,332).Manybowlshaveshallowbodiesandhighrims(321,332),or squareprofiles(323,
324).Thesevariationscan be tracedbackto the shapesof the metalprototypesfor the long-petalbowls.
Long-petaldecorationoccurson metalbowlswithbulgingbodiesconstrictedbelowthe rim3as well as on
hemisphericalbowls of varyingdepths.4
The bowlsare fairlyuniformin size;most fallwithina rangeof 0.075 - 0.09 m. in heightand 0.14 0.16 m. in diameter.Theircapacitiesrangefromca 450 cc. to a liter,mostfallingbetween500 and800 cc.
Since the Greeksnormallymixed theirwine with water,5the averagebowl wouldhave held little more
wine thana generousmodernwine glass.They do not conformto any knownancientstandardof liquid
measure.A few bowls are noticeablysmaller,with heightsbetween0.047 and 0.058 m. and diameters
between0.06 and0.09 m. (10,27, 52, 76, 77, 89, 95, 98, 102,219).Theircapacitiesfallbetween125and 160
cc.;it is possiblethattheyweremadeforchildren.A single,verylargebowl(63)witha capacityof nearly
four liters must have been intendedas a mixing bowl (est. H. 0.145; est. Diam. 0.25 m.).
ANDMILTOS
GROOVES
SCRAPED
Themedallionof an Athenianbowlis almostalwayssurrounded

by one ormoreridges(sometimeswith
or
a
the glaze deliberatelyscrapedaway), scrapedgroove,beading, a combinationof these. A scraped
of Attic bowls.6The scrapedgroovesweresomegrooveimmediatelybelow the lip is also characteristic
times paintedwith miltos,7a red pigmentwhichcontrastssharplywith the blackglazeof the bowl.The
scraped
miltoswasaddedafterthe bowlhadbeenglazedandthe groovethe
glazeof 259haspeeledaway
and the miltosappearsonly in the groove,not in the areasformerlycoveredby the glaze.On another
example (67) the miltos was applied carelessly and covered part of the glazed medallion.
There are tracesof miltos on about half of the imbricate,floral,and figuredbowls, and on about a third
often
of the long-petalbowls. The pigment is fugitive;
only faint tracescan be detected on the bowls, and on
some the miltos has probably disappearedaltogether. The proportionof bowls treated with miltos was
thereforeprobablysomewhat higher than present traces indicate. The practiceseems to have become less
commonafter the middle of the 2nd century.

Fourtypesof decorationappearon bowlsof the last quarterof the 3rdcenturyandfirsthalfof the 2nd
leavesor petals,elaboratefloralcompositions,and figuredscenes.
century:pine-conescales,overlapping
3 Swedish CyprusExpeditionIII, pis. 90, 92, no. 292c. Cf. also the glass bowl in Oliver, "PersianExport Glass," p. 15, fig. 14.
4Segall, p. 9, fig 2; Rabinowitz,op. cit (footnote 12, p. 7 above), pl. 3; Byvanck-Quarlesvan Ufford, "Un bol d'argent,"p. 122,
fig. 2. Long-petaldecorationoccurs on glass bowls of both shapes in the Agora (Weinberg,"HellenisticGlass Vessels from the
Athenian Agora," pp. 381-391).
5 Two partsof wine to five of waterwas apparentlythe usual mixture. Hesiod, however,speaksof dilutingwine with three parts
of water (Worksand Days, line 596), and Anakreonmixes two parts of water with one of wine (Anakreon,Fr. 63 Bergk = Fr. 43
Diehl). See W. Younger, Gods, Men, and Wine, London 1966, pp. 109-111.
6 Edwardssaw no Corinthianbowls with
grooves below the lip which were colored with miltos (CorinthVII, iii, p. 154), but a
few examples have now been found at Corinth.I owe this informationto CharlesEdwards,who has been studyinga largegroupof
moldmade bowls at Corinth (Hesperia 50, 1981, pp. 189-210). Cf. 371, probably a Corinthian import.
7 Miltos was probablya solution of yellow ocher in water. See J. V. Noble, The Techniqueof PaintedAtticPottery,New York
1966, pp. 60-61.
8
Thompson believed that the miltos was applied before glazing (Thompson, p. 454).
16
THE AGORA MATERIAL
BOWLS
PINE-CONE
(1-12, Pls. 1-2, 73)
The simplesttype of bowl is thatdecoratedwith nodulesin imitationof a pine cone.9The mold may
even, in some cases,have been takendirectlyfroma pine cone (cf. 10).No metalbowlsof this typeare
silvervasefromthe Mogilanska
moundin Bulgaria,however,is decoratedwith
known;a small4th-century
of clayvasesof
the pine-conemotif,andit is possiblethatmoldssuchas 10 wereused in the manufacture
the sameshape.10
Analysisof ancientstorageamphorashasshownthatancientGreekwine,likeits modem
descendant,was sometimesresinated;"perhapsthe pine-conemotif refersto this.
Thesearethe rarestbowlsat the Agora,comprisingless than4%of the totalat anyone time.Onlytwo
wholeandtherearefragmentsof onlyaboutfiftymore.Theywereamongthe earliestto be
aresubstantially
produced;fragmentswere foundin P 10:2and H 6:4, two of the earliestdepositsin the Agorawhich
the same concentrationin depositsof the last
containmoldmadebowls. They occur in approximately
quarterof the 3rdcenturydownto the middleof the 2nd century,whentheybecomerarerafterthe introductionof the long-petalbowls.Althoughone of the twowholebowlscomesfroma contextof the second
after
halfof the 2nd century(2 fromP 20:2),it seemslikelythatthe bowlswerenot actuallymanufactured
the end of the 3rd century.
The shape of the pine-conebowls is ratherdifferentfrom that of other moldmadebowls,perhaps
becausethey imitateda naturalobject Oftenthey are narrowand elongated,with roundedbottoms(3),
thoughsome examplesapproacha morecanonicalshape(1, 7). Therimis usuallyplainandturnsin rather
thanout (8 is an exception).Themedallionis usuallya rosetteandoftentherearethreefeet in the formof
moldedshellsor masks(1,2; cf. 65).Theuse of moldedfeetprobablydoesnot continuebeyondthe endof
the 3rd century.
of fivemoldswhich
the bowlsarecertainlyAttic;the clayis Atticandfragments
Despitethesedifferences
havebeenfoundin theAgoraexcavations
wereusedfortheirmanufacture
(forcatalogued
examplessee 10-12).
the
that
turned
out
the
sameshops
Thesebowlswereproducedby
floral,imbricate,andfiguredbowls.
Themedallionof 7, a doublefour-petaled
rosette,occursalsoon a floralbowl(P 22940)andon a moldfora
floralor figuredbowl (299). A pine-conebowl from the Pnyx'2has the AthenaParthenosmedallion
commonon productsof the Workshopof Bion,an atelieractivein the late3rdandearly2ndcenturies(see
the pine-conemotifwas sometimescombinedwithimbricatepalmettes
pp. 26-27, PI. 98). Furthermore,
(9) or floraldecoration(68).
Miltoswasobservedon abouthalfof the examplesof pine-conebowlsin the Agora.On overhalfof the
cataloguedexamplesthe glazeis peelingbadly.Thompsonfelt thatthe fine glazeof his two fragmentsof
theirearlydate.13It seems,however,thatpoorglazingoccurseven on our earliest
this type corroborated
examples.
BowLS4 (13-48;Pls. 3-8, 56, 57, 73)
IMBRICATE
Imbricatebowls, whose decorationconsistsof overlappingleaves or petals,were producedin some

quantityfromthe last quarterof the 3rdcenturyto the early1st centuryB.C. Thereis widevariationin the
9 For the term "pine-conebowls"see CorinthVII, iii, pp. 157-158. These are the same as Courby's"bols
a bossettes"(Courby,
p. 334) and Thompson's "bowls covered with nodules" (Thompson, pp. 455-456).
10L. Casson and I. Veredikov, ThracianTreasures
from Bulgaria,MetropolitanMuseum of Art, New York 1977, pp. 60-61,
no. 39.
n Grace,"StampedAmphoraHandles,"p. 297 and note 1; P. E. Corbett,"AtticPotteryof the LaterFifth Century,"Hesperia18,
1949, p. 336, under no. 106; see also Agora V, p. 8, under "mastic"and references cited there.
12
Pnyx, no. 101.
13 Thompson, p. 456.
14 Courbycalled these "bols imbrications"(Courby,p. 334). The name was translatedby Thompson as "bowlscovered with
a
imbricateleaves" (Thompson, pp. 455-456) and by Edwardsas "bowls with imbricateleaves" (Pnyx,pp. 85, 90) and "imbricate
bowls" (CorinthVII, iii, pp. 157-161).
17
Thesemaybe dividedinto twogroups.Bowlsof

typesandsizesof leavesandpetalsin the walldecoration.
the firstgrouphavelargeleavesandpetals;the mostcommontypesareillustratedon Plate94. Lotuspetals
leaves(22,
are the favorite(13-20,23, 41), but thereare also tall, ribbedferns(21) and stylizedtriangular
be
The
second
favors
small
leavesand
Different
of
leaves
combined
20,
41,
may
42).
group
types
(19,
40).
petals.Pointedribbedleaves("smallferns")are the most common(24-29,33, 43-45)but lotuspetals(34,
35),acanthusleaves(32,37),fronds(31,36) andpalmettes(30)arealsoused.Thereis one exampleeachof
overlappingscales (38) and shells (39).
The medallionsand the rim patternsare in manycasesthe sameas those on floraland figuredbowls
producedby theWorkshopof BionandWorkshopA. Compare,forexample,the rimsof 25 and99 andthe
medallionsof 40 and72, of 26 and87, andof 24 and214(see pp. 26-27, 28-29, P1.98 fortheseworkshops).
The connectionis evenclearerin the case of manyof the figuredbowls,especiallythe idyllicbowlsof the
Workshopof Bion, whichhave an imbricatecalyxreachinghalfwayup the wall (99, 103).It is therefore
certainthat the same shops producedimbricate,floral,and figuredbowls.
The glazeof the imbricatebowlsis generallyof highquality,particularly
on morecarefullymadespecimens. It should,however,be noted that carelesslymade bowls existedin the first quarterof the 2nd
century(37), while fine ones were still being producedin the early 1st century(35).
The earliestdepositcontainingimbricatebowlsis B 20:7, whichwas laid downbeforethe end of the
3rd centuryand containsmaterialof the secondhalf of the century.Thereare fragmentsof about 150
imbricatebowlsfromdatedcontextsin the Agora.Theyaccountforapproximately
15%of the totalproduction of moldmade bowls in the firsthalf of the 2nd century.This figuredropsto about 10%in later contexts,
afterthe introductionof the long-petalbowl.It is certain,however,thatimbricatebowlscontinuedto be

the same medallionwhich appearson 35 occurscommonlyon long-petalbowls of the
manufactured:
Workshopof Apollodoros,whichprobablyfunctionedin the early1st centuryB.C. (cf. 341;see p. 37 for
Workshopof Apollodoros).
Althoughthe evidenceis not conclusive,it is likelythatthe bowlswitha calyxof largelotuspetalsare
the earliest(13-15).Theyare simple,often havingno rim pattern,and bearthe greatestresemblanceto
Theyhavelittlein commonwiththe figuredbowlswhichwereso popularin
possiblemetalprototypes.15
the first quarterof the 2nd century,and are probablyproductsof the 3rd century.
The imbricatebowls with smallerleavesand elaboraterim patternsprobablybeganto be produced
slightlylater,alongwith figuredbowls,with whichthey sharemanystampsfor leaves,rims,and medallions. These too, however,were being made by the end of the 3rd century.
FLORALBowLS16(49-92; Pls.
8-16, 56, 57, 73, 74)
Thereare no clearlines of demarcation

separatingfloral,imbricate,and figuredbowls;all threewere
andinevitablytherearebowlswhichseemto belong
by the sameworkshops,
producedcontemporaneously
to two classes.Threebowls(54,72, 73) are decoratedwithsimpleacanthusleavesor largestylizedfronds
but have been includedamongfloralbowlsin the Cataloguebecausethe leavesdo not actuallyoverlap.
Severalother examples(74, 81, 86-92) containsmall birds,Erotes,or otherfiguresin a predominantly
floralscheme.Exampleson whichthe figuresare subsidiaryto the floralelements(74, 81, 86) havebeen
classedas floralbowls.A numberof bowls(87-92)on whichthe floraland figuredelementsare evenly
balancedhave been groupedtogetherin the Catalogueas "FloralBowls with Figures."
I Cf. a bronze bowl from Ras Shamra(Schaeffer,op. cit. [footnote 13, p. 7 above],pl. 30:4);Hausmann,pl. 1; for an example in
faience see Parlasca,p. 139, fig. 4.
16
Courby called these "bols a decor vegetal et floral"(Courby,pp. 334-337), and Thompson called them "bowlswith purely
bowls"(Pnyx,p. 85; CorinthVII,
floraland vegetable decoration"(Thompson,p. 455). Edwards'name for them is "leaf-and-tendril
iii, pp. 156-157). If one takes the word "flora"in its broadest sense, they may simply and accuratelybe called floral bowls.
18
THE AGORA MATERIAL
Therearefragmrents
of about200 floralbowlsfromdatedcontextsin the Agora.On the mostcommon
allternatewithfloraltentype,tall,pointed(Nymphaeacaerulea)or rounded(Nymphaealotus)lotuspetals
drilsor grapevines(49-53,55-67,78, 79, 83). Oftenthe tendrilsspringfroma calyxandareperhapsto be
understoodas partof an acanthusplant(e.g. 49, 56). Of 53 examplesof Attic manufacture
in the Agora
collection,30 bowlsfrom25 differentmoldshavefloraltendrilsbetweenthe lotus petals,while23 have
grapevinesin thatposition.Fromthissampleit appearsthatthe twotypeswereequallypopularat Athens;
the floral tendrils may appear earlier.17
Oftena serratedleaf,possiblya fernor an elongatedacanthusleaf,occurswiththe vinesandlotuspetals

(49-53, 79), in one case with the lotus petals alone (54). There are also tall, spiky plants which are probably
fruitstemsof the datepalm (59,60).18 The largeacanthusleavescommonon NearEasternbowlsandon

extant silver bowls19are rare on floral bowls (74,87,87,
88), and the only examples of the broadNymphaea
nelumbo petal are imported (375).20A more unusual composition, paralleledin glass and fa9ence,2 is a
grapevineor garlandrunninghorizontallyaroundthe bowl (68-71).

in the last quarterof the 3rdcentury.Thebowls
Bowlswithfloraldecorationbeganto be manufactured
arewellglazedandmiltosoccurson abouthalfthe examples.Therehasbeena gentlebutpersistentdebate
over the question of whether the floral or figured bowls were manufacturedfirst. Some scholarsmaintain
that the floral bowls are earlierand that the calyx graduallyreceded to admit the figureswhich eventually
tookoverthe wholebowl.22Othersbelievethatthe floralelementgradually

increasedandcrowdedout the
TheAgoradepositsofferno realsupportforeithercontention.Theearliestdepositswhichcontain
figures.23
moldmadebowlshavefragmentsof all fourtypes:pine-cone,imbricate,floral,andfigured.It can only be
in aboutequal
saidthatat the beginningof productionfloral,imbricate,andfiguredbowlsarerepresented
numbers,althougheven then the figuredbowlsare slightlymorecommon.Thereafter,
however,figured
bowlsare more thantwiceas numerous,representingslightlyoverhalf the totalof the fourtypes,while
imbricateand floralbowls accountfor about 15%and 20%of the total, respectively.
In this connectionit shouldbe notedthatthe bestparallelswithpreservedmetalbowlsareto be found
amongthe floralbowls(see footnote6, p. 6 above,andpp. 8-9). Theirclose similarityto the conjectured
metalprototypesmayimplythattheywereamongthe firstbowlsto be produced.The extremelyfinedetail
of 49 and 50, which were probablymade in the 3rd century,has the crispnessof metalwork;they are
probablydirectcopies of metal bowls.
The ratiobetweenpine-cone,floral,and figuredbowlsremainsthe sameafterthe introductionof the
long-petalbowl. Thereafter,however,floralbowlsaccountfor only 10%of totalproduction.Theyrarely
in Sullandestruction
debrisof 86 B.C.
occurin contextslaiddownafterca 145andarenotwellrepresented
Possiblythey werenot producedin Athensat all afterthe middleof the 2nd century;examplesfoundin
later contextsmay be strayfragmentsor heirlooms.
17Byvanck-Quarlesvan Ufford has suggested that Athenian potters preferredto decorate their bowls with grapevines,while
floral tendrils were more popular at Antioch ("Les bols megariens,"p. 12).
18 Thompson, p. 351, under C 16.
19For the silver bowls see "Les bols m6gariens,"p. 15, figs. 12, 13; p. 18, fig. 16;
pp. 20-21, figs. 18-20. For Near Eastem
examples see Antioch IV, i, figs. 11-13.
20 Cf. also P 3377: Thompson E 79.
21 Adriani,pis. 1-3; Byvanck-Quarles
au CorningMuseum of Glass,"pp. 47-48,
van Ufford,"Lebol
hellenistique en verre
dorr
figs. 3, 4.
22 Thompson, pp. 455-456; Pnyx, pp. 90-91; CorinthVII, iii, p. 152; Hausmann, p. 19; "Les bols m6gariens,"pp. 5-6, 13;
pp. 35-36.
homeriques,"
Byvanck-Quarlesvan Ufford, "Les bols
94;
Zentralmuseum,p. 2.
23Metzger, pp. 84-85,
Kraus,a

FIGURED BOWLS24
(93-281;Pls.
19
16-57, 74-86)
TYPES OF FIGURED DECORATION
The decorationof figuredbowlsfocusesuponthe humanandanimalfigureswhichappearon the wall

overhalfof the wallor, conversely,be reducedto a singlerowof
abovea floralcalyx.Thiscalyxmayo cover
leaves.The Agoracollectioncontainsfragmentsor whole examplesof over550 figuredbowlsfromdated
of the
contexts.Theyaccountforabout50%of the bowlsfoundin contextsdatingbeforethe introduction
long-petalbowl in the 140'sand about25%thereafter.Figuredbowls beganto be producedin the last
quarterof the 3rdcenturyand continuedto be madeuntilthe mid-2ndcentury.Theyweremanufactured
only in much reducednumbers,if at all, thereafter.
The representations
which appearon the walls of the figuredbowls can be dividedinto two major
groups. The larger is made up of bows decoratedwith idyllic scenes. Various real and mythologicalcreaturesare representedon bowls of this type. The simplest(93-102)have a largecalyx,above
which are small alternatingfiguresof birds and Erotes (93-98), birds and rosettes(100), masks and
diamonds(101),andthe like.M borate examplesshowantithetical
figures,oftenflankingkraters.The
most popularfigureswere Erotesand rampantgoats(99, 103-121,143, 145),but satyrs(122-129),Nikai
(139,140,143,144),cocks(134-138),griffins(167-169),andcentaursplayingmusicalinstruments(129-132,
275) are also common.
Some bowls havemore elaboratescenes.Runninganimals,such as Pegasos(152-154,276),a goator
boarriddenby an Eros (152,153, 155),mountedmen or Erotesbearingtorches(156-160),or two-horse
but more often runningin one
chariots(150-153,275-277)are shown, sometimesplacedantithetically
directionaroundthe bowl. thehe lattercase they seem to representraces or hunts.
A numberof bowlsof the idyllictypearedecoratedwithmarinemotifs(170-186).The sameantithetical
Eroteson dolphins,Scylla,andothersea
is usedbutthe stampsshowTritonsandTritonesses,
arrangement
monsters.Thesesea creaturesaresometimesincongruously
combinedwithgoats,mythologicalscenes,or
hunts(175,176,182,186).One of thesebowlsshowsa womanplayingthe pipewhiledolphinsleapabout
her (180);perhapsit illustratesa lost Hellenisticpoem.
Sceneson the othermajorgroupof figuredbowlsaremorestrictlyrepresentational.
Manyof the same
Theserepresentational
schemesin turnfallinto
stampsappearbut theyarearrangedmorenaturalistically.
two groups:huntingscenes and mythologicalscenes.
In the huntingscenes(238-272)the hunters,mountedor on foot,andaccompaniedby hounds,pursue
leopards(238,242),lions (243,246),boars(252,271, 272),stags(242-245,247, 267-270),and hares(252)
while birdsfly above.The huntersmay be eithermortalmen or Erotes.In one seriesthe poses of the
and the huntingmosaicsfromPella
huntersare similarto those of figureson the AlexanderSarcophagus
(246-251).Sometimeshuntingscenesare combinedwith antitheticalgroups(260,263),or the stampsof
is less
huntersand theirpreyareused in a stylizedcomposition(238).Usually,however,the arrangement
stiff than on the idyllic or mythologicalbowls.
The mythologicalscenes(187-237,277-281)usuallysharethe rigidstructureof the idyllicscenes;three
or four stampsare often repeatedin sequence.In only a few cases is there an attemptat narrative.
andrequireno comment.On 190Odysseusis boundto the mastof his
Manyscenesarestraightforward
shipwhilesea monsterssportabouthim;thisperhapsrepresentsa conflationof the storiesof the sirensand
The isolatedfigureof Odysseusappearselsewhere(91,191,192,227)andis identiof ScyllaandCharybdis.
wears.25
fied by the conicalcap that he characteristically
24
Courby's"bols a decor varie et corolle vegetale"(Courby,pp. 338-362). Thompson called them "bowlsof varieddecoration"
(Thompson, p. 456). Edwards' designation of "figuredbowls" is used here (Pnyx, pp. 85, 91; CorinthVII, iii, pp. 163-171).
25
Cf. the figureof Odysseus on an Etruscanbronzemirrorof the 3rdor 2nd centuryin the BritishMuseum, inv. no. 731 (Monumentiineditipublicatidall' Institutodi Correspondenza
Archeologica8, 1864-1868, pl. 47:1). There are many examples in red figure:
20
THE AGORA MATERIAL
Divinitiescanbe identifiedby theirusualattributes.Artemisstandsbesideherfawn(224,225),Apollo

withhis tripod(231).Athenais identifiedby herarmor(227,229),Heraklesby his club (227),Hermesby
the kerykeion,wingedhat, and boots (228).Dionysosisis shownstandingbesidea panther(220,227) or
ridingupon one (181,223). Maenadsand sileni standor sit undertrees,presumablya referenceto the
wildsettingof theirrevels(220,222).Figuresof nudewomenwithDionysosor membersof his thiasosare
dressmayalsobe a maenad(221).
probablymaenadsas well(203,223).A boldlystridingfigurein archaistic
A few bowls show battle scenes, most of which are probablyAmazonomachies(233-236).
In somecasesthe figuresareverysimpleandcannotbe identifiedby anyattribute.Thisis the casewith
is not
232,a personfacingright.It is betternot to attachnamesto thesefigures.In othercasesidentification
secure but I have adopted for the sake of convenience the labels assigned by Courby and Schwabacher.26
Descriptions and comment on these scenes and figures follow.
FIGURES DERIVED FROM TERRACOTTAALTARS
Fourof the most commonmythologicalgroupsknownon Attic bowlsalso occuron the foursidesof

small, terracottaincense altars,which have been found throughoutthe Mediterraneanfrom Sicily to Asia
cameto lightin Taranto;WuilleuA largenumberof theseand the moldsfortheirmanufacture

Minor.27
mierbeier ved that they originatedthere, and G. Sieberts recent study of bowls from the Peloponnese, on
which figuresfrom the altarsare very common,adds supportto this view.28It is possible,however,
thereas well.29
thattheirbeginningswereelsewhere,perhapsin Athens;they wereat leastmanufactured
These four scenes appear consistently on Attic bowls but are also found on bowls from other sites:
1) Dionysiactrio (201, 208-216,225; Pls. 38, 41-44, 81-83; cf. Courby,figs. 69:3 and 78:21)
This group can be seen most clearlyon the drawingsof 201, 216, and 225 (Pls. 81-83) and on the photographof 210 (PI. 41). An unbeardedDionysos with long hair standsfrontallywith legs wide apart.He wears
bootsand a nebrisand turnshis head to the righttowardsa drapedwoman(Ariadneor a maenad),who

embraceshim.A smallsnub-nosedsatyrstandsat his left The satyr'slefthandrestson Dionysos'left hip;
his rightarmreachesaroundthe god, so thatthe handis visibleat Dionysos'rightside. He seems to be
supportinghis inebriatedmaster.The scene appearson non-Atticbowls from Corinth,Argos,Delos,
Kalymnos,Cyprus,and Alexandria,and on relief ceramicsof Olbia and southernItaly.30
2) PoseidonandAmymone(213-216,219,225,277,278;Pls. 4144, 54, 82, 83; cf. Courby,fig. 70:18,19)
Thisgroupcanbe seen clearlyon 214and216(Pls.42,43, 82).At the left standsa frontalfemalefigure,
wearinga peplos and holdinga situlaor oinochoein her righthand.At the rightis a partiallydraped,
beardedman holdinga trident(or sometimesa scepter)in the crookof his left arm.He extendshis right
armtowardsthe womanandrestshis handon herleft shoulder.The woman'sleft armis bentso thather
Reutlingen1924,E 120, p. 50, pl. 32; A. Furtwanglerand K Reichhold,Griechische
e.g. C. Watzinger,GriechischeVasenin Tuibingen,
Vasenmalerei,Munich 1932, pl. 142.
26
Courby, pp. 344-346; Schwabacher,pp. 185-200.
27
For a collection of these altarsand parallelsin relief ceramicssee Schwabacher,pp. 185-193; and Siebert, Recherchessur les
ateliers, pp. 240-246.
28
Wuilleumier, "Brule-parfumsen terre cuite," pp. 68-72; Siebert, Recherchessur les ateliers, p. 240.
29
D. B. Thompson, "Hellenistic Terracottas,II C," pp. 259-260; Braun, p. 176.
30 The group has been discussed by Zahn, "HellenistischeReliefgefasse,"pp. 45-48; Deonna, "Brule-parfums
en terre cuite,"
pp. 251-252; and Siebert,Recherchessur les ateliers,pp. 244-245. Examples are listed in Schwabacher,pp. 185-188. The scene also
appearson bowls and altarsunearthedat Corinth(CorinthXII, no. 889; CorinthVII, iii, nos. 807 and 810), Athens (D. B. Thompson,
"Hellenistic Terracottas,II C," p. 259, fig. 2, pl. 91; Braun, no. 149; Metzger, no. 125), Troy (D. B. Thompson, Troy,
Monograph,III, The TerracottaFigurinesof the HellenisticPeriod,Princeton 1963, nos. 293, 294), and Argos (Siebert,
Supplementary
Recherchessur les ateliers, M 11, M 12, p. 350, p1. 24; M 28, p. 352,pI1. 24; K 308, p. 343,pil. 37).
21
handholdshis as it restson her shoulder.The tridentidentifiesthe manas Poseidon.The womanmaybe

Amymone,the daughterof Danaos,whoborethe childNaupliosto Poseidon.Therearevariousversionsof
how theirunion occurred,31
but most agreethat she was fetchingwaterat the time, hence the situlaor
oinochoe.
SincePoseidon'stridentmaybe eitheromitted(215)or transformed
intoa scepteror thyrsos(216),and
sincethe twofiguresareoftenshownseparately,
theselabelsservemoreas a conveniencethanas a definite
identification.
Examplesof thissceneoccuron bowlsfromCorinth,Argos,Epidauros,Sparta,Pergamon,andCyprus,
and on relief ware of Olbia.32
3) Apollo and Leto (213-219;Pls. 41-43, 82; cf. Courby,fig. 70:14, 16)
Thesefigurescan be seen clearlyon 214 (P1.42) and 216 (PI.82). A nude and unbeardedApollosits
facingthe viewer'srighton a stoolor rockcoveredby drapery.He is playingthe kithera.A drapedfemale
figurestandsat the right,turnedslightlytowardhim.Shewearsa veil anda himationdrapedin a triangular
patternin frontandholdsa tallstaffor scepterin herrighthand.Sheis probablyeitherApollo'ssisteror his
to Leto thanto Artemis.33
The figuresalso
mother,althoughthe veil and scepterare more appropriate
occur on bowls from Corinth,Argos, Delphi, and Thessalonikiand on a situla from Olbia.34
4) Womandecoratinga trophy(200, 216; Pls. 38, 43, 82; cf. Courby,fig. 72:30)
A womanwalksrightholdinga wreathin herupraisedrighthand.She is drapedbut herrightshoulder
is exposed.The trophywhichshe approachesconsistsof a stakeembeddedin a moundof earthor rocks;
upon it hanga helmet,cuirass,and shield.Non-Atticparallelsmay be foundat Megara,Corinth,Argos,
Delos, Pergamon,Cyprus,Thessaloniki,and Olbia.35
An exampleof the late 3rd or early2nd century(216)illustratesthe differentinterpretations
a potter
couldgiveto thesestamps.The womanwiththe wreathis combinedwiththe Poseidon,whosetridenthas
been transformed
into a thyrsos.Otherstampson the bowl includethe Dionysiactrio, dancingsatyrs,
and
AmymonewithanotherPoseidonwho does not carrya trident.Apollohas becomea simple
Apollo,
musician,the otherfiguresnot gods but mortalrevelers.One wondersif even the potterhimselfknewor
he simplyadaptedthemto suitthe particular
caredwhomthe stampsrepresented;
bowlhe wasworkingon.
Otherisolatedfigureswhichoccuron terracottaaltarsmay also be foundon Attic bowls:Cassandra
clutchingthe xoanon(230),36and a figureof Helen,who appearson the bowlsas a companionof Persephone (193, 279, 280; see pp. 22-23 below).
ABDUCTIONS
1) Heraklesand Auge (167, 203-207;Pls. 31, 39, 40, 81; cf. Courby,fig. 70:26c)
An unbeardedmanwiththick,shorthairsitson a seatcoveredby drapery.His upperbodyis frontal,his
legs turnedto the right.A strapfor a swordor quiverrunsdiagonallyacrosshis chest Acrosshis lap he
31 RE
I, ii, 1894, s.v. Amymone, col. 2002; Deonna, "Brule-parfums,"pp. 249-250.

Schwabacher,pp. 188-190. For bowls from Argos see Siebert, Recherchessur les ateliers,A 24, pp. 286-287, pl. 4; M 10,
p. 350, pl. 23; M 23, M 27, M 28, pp. 351-352, pl. 24; K 333, p. 346, pl. 39. For bowls from Corinthsee ibid.,Co 4, Co 5, pl. 44, and
CorinthVII, iii, nos. 796, 797, 801, 811, 824, 825.
33
p. 67; Siebert,Recherchessur les ateliers,pp. 21, 246.
pp. 245-247; Wuilleumier,"Brule-parfums,"
Deonna, "Bruile-parfums,"
34 Schwabacher,pp. 190-191; Metzger, no. 126 (from Piraeus);Siebert, Recherchessur les ateliers,A 39, A 40, p. 288, pl. 5;
M 11, M 14, pp. 350-351, pl. 24; K 316, p. 344, pl. 38 (from Argos); CorinthVII, iii, nos. 798, 799, 814, 815 (from Corinth).
35
pp. 247-249; Braun, nos. 149 and 195 (from Athens); Siebert,
Schwabacher,pp. 191-192; Deonna, "Bruile-parfums,"
Recherchessur les ateliers,pp. 243-244; M 10, M 12, M 19, M 27, M 28, pp. 350-352, pis. 23-24 (from Argos); CorinthVII, iii, nos.
796, 802, 806, 807, 811, 815, 820, 826, 831-835 (from Corinth).
36For a discussion of this group see Siebert, Recherchessur les ateliers, pp. 252-254.
32
THE AGORA MATERIAL
22
holds the nude body of a womanand clutchesher rightarmwith his righthand.She holdsher left arm
clear on 203-206.
over her head and appearsto have fainted.The stampsare particularly
of thispairuncertain.Sincethe manis unbeardedhe
Theabsenceof attributesmakesthe identification
The
not
as
is probably Zeus, Courbysuggested.37 couplehasalso been identifiedas AchillesandPenthesiis possiblebut the latterhas
identification
leia38or Heraklesand Auge, the moEither
but sincethe decorationof
gainedwideracceptance.The scene couldbe eroticratherthanmythological;
Hellenisticmoldmadereliefbowlsis particularly
chaste,withonlyan occasionalexcitedsatyrrepresenting
the ribaldsideof
oflielife (121,128),an overtlyeroticconnotationis unlikely.Mostparallelsforthis sceneare
Attic, althoughit occurson a non-Atticbowl from Megara.40
2) Zeus and Ganymede(198-202,213, 232; Pls. 38, 41, 45, 80, 81; cf. Courby,fig. 70:26b).
A beardednudeman holdsa youngboy in his armsandlooksbackoverhis shoulderat an eaglewho
standsbehindand abovehim. Watzinger,followedby Courby,tentativelyidentifiedthis as the Rapeof
The figuresmaybe bestobservedon 199and200.Anotherstamp(198)representsthe abducGanymede.41
tion slightlydifferentlyandmoreliterally:a largeeagleenfoldsthe boy in his wings.The beardedman is
lacking.Parallelsarecommonon Atticbowlsandappearalsoon non-AtticbowlsfromDelos,Delphi,and
southern Russia.42
3) Rape of Europa (1%197;
Pls. 37, 80)
fromtwo fragmentsfromthe Agora.Europa(196)sits sidesaddleon a

Thisscenemaybe reconstructed
bull (197) who rearsup to the left Her legs are towardsthe bull's hindquarters,and she looks to the left, the
directionin whichthe bullis running.Sheis nudeto the waistandpullshercloakup behindherin an arch,

a gesture common in compositions of this sort43
4) Rape of Persephone (193-195, 279, 280; Pls. 36, 37, 54, 55, 80)
Scenes of the abduction of Persephone representrare examples of attempts at continuous narrativeon
Attic bowls.Fragmentsof severalhave been foundin the Agora,fourof whichappearin the Catalogue.
A quadrigaracesto the left, drivenby a beardedHadeswholooksoverhis shoulderas thoughpursued.
He holds in his armsPersephone,a smalldrapedfigurewith streaminghairand oustretchedarms.The
chariotis led by Hermes,identifiedby the kerykeionhe carries;he is nudeexceptfora cloakoverhis shoulders.Theyapproacha gatewaywitha pediment,whichis inscribedwiththe wordUoe3pwvandmarksthe
A bushy-haired
man with bestialcountenance,wearingonly a shortskirt,
entranceto the underworld.44
hornson
standsplayinga doublepipe in a field of reedsto the left of the gateway.Murraydistinguished
the figureon a bowlin the BritishMuseumandidentifiedhim as Pan,playinga weddingsongforHades.
The reeds representthe banks of the Acheron.
Variouspursuersfollowthe chariot.A drapedwomanwalksright,lookingbackleft afterthe fleeing
chariot.She haspulledher himationup overherhead.Probablyshe is one of the companionswithwhom
Persephonehadbeengatheringflowerswhenshe wassnatchedaway.Thefigureis identical,however,with
altar.45
Closeby, anotherdrapedwomanrunsafterthe chariot,her
a figureof Helenon an Atticterracotta
37 Courby, p. 344.
38A. Furtwangler,Beschreibungder Vasensammlungim AntiquariumI, Berlin 1885, p. 801, no. 2889.
39 H. B. Walters, Catalogue of the Greek and EtruscanVases in the British Museum IV, London 1896, p. 253, G 103.
193-195; Pnyx, nos. 3, 4.

65; Courby, p. 344.
42 Schwabacher,pp. 195-196; Pnyx, no. 5; Braun, no. 195.
43 See, e.g., a 4th-centuryplastic lekythos (M. Trumpf-Lyritzaki,
GriechischeFigurenvasen,Bonn 1969, p. 42, no. 115,pl. 6).
44 A. S. Murray, "A New Stele from Athens," pp. 34.
45 D. B. Thompson, "Hellenistic Terracottas,II C," nos. 19, 20.
40 Schwabacher,pp.
41 Watzinger,p.
23
righthandstretchedout in frontof her;thismustbe eitherDemeteroranothercompanion.Otherpursuers

followher.Athenais identifiedby her helmet,spear,and shield.Artemiswearsbootsanda shortchiton,
has a quiveroverher shoulder,and drawsher bow.A thirdwomancarriestwo largetorchesandmaybe
eitherDemeteror Hekate.Thesefiguresappearin differentorderon differentbowlsandsometimesone or
anotheris omitted.Flowersgrowin the fieldthroughwhichtheyrun,andthereis an occasionaloverturned
kalathos,droppedby Persephoneand her companionsin their confusion.
fine antecedentfor the centralfiguresof the compositionhas recentlybeen unearthedin
A remarkably
northernGreece.In a well-preserved
Hades
paintingon the northwallof the "chamber
grave"at Vergina,46
driveshis quadriga
to the left,precededby Hermes.He holdsPersephone,herenude,diagonally
acrosshis
bodywith his left arm;he does not turnhis head,but glancesbackas thoughfearingpursuit.As on the
armsareextendedoverherheadas she reachesbacktowardshercompanions,one of
bowls,Persephone's
whom kneelsat the right,her armsraisedin alarm.Andronikoshas suggestedthatthe frescomayreproduce a Rape of Persephoneby the mid-4thcenturyartistNikomachos.47
LABORSOF HERAKLES(187, 188, 281;
Pls. 34, 55, 79)
Laborsof Heraklesareshownon some of the bowlsproducedby WorkshopA (see pp. 00-00 below).
Threelaborsareillustratedon 187:the NemeanLion,the KeryneianHind,andthe Applesof the Hesperides.A fragmentof anotherbowl(188)illustrates
anotherlabor,theMaresof Diomedes.Partof a moldfora
similarbowlis alsopreserved(281).A set of foursuchbowlsmighthaveshownalltwelvelabors,a different
three laborson each bowl.
Publishedfragmentsof otherAtticbowlsillustratethreemorelabors.Oneshowsthe laborof the Cretan
Bull, with tracesof the LernaianHydraand the KeryneianHindon eitherside.48A bowlfromthe Pnyx
preserves,besidesthe Hydraandthe gardenof the Hesperides,a thirdsceneof Heraklesfightinga snake;
presumablythis representsan alternateversionof the Hydraor the Hesperidesstory.49
Therewereprobablymetalprototypesforthesebowls.Althoughno contemporary
examplesareextant,
twelvelaborsarerepresented
on two silvercups,probablydatingto the secondhalfof the 1st centuryB.C.,
fromthe House of Menanderin Pompeii.50
The iconographyof the gardenof the Hesperides,the Keryneian hind, and the mares of Diomedes on these silver examplesis similarto that on 187 and 188.
LABORS OF THESEUS
(189; PI. 35)
Three labors of Theseus are preservedon 189;a fourthis missing. The hero is shown fightingthe Minothe Marathonian
human
taur, andthe
bull, bulla
adversary, either Prokrustesor Periphetes.51All three composi-
tionsshowa strikingresemblanceto the metopesof the Hephaisteion;

thisis not surprising,
sincethepotter
probablyworked near the temple, and its sculpturewould have offeredan obvious source of inspiration.52
The samestampof the strugglewiththe bull occurson otherbowlsin conjunctionwithHeraklesandthe

maresof Diomedes.53
The obviousconnectionwiththe Hephaisteionmetopesimpliesthatthe grouporigi46
M. Andronikos, The Royal Graves at Vergina,Athens 1978, p. 9, fig. 4; p. 11, fig. 5; p. 15-18.
Ibid., p. 18; see Pliny, Naturalis Historia xxxv.36.44. For the adaptationof this composition to Roman funeraryart see
B. Andreae, Studienzur romischenGrabkunst(Mitteilungendes DeutschenArchdologischen
Instituts,RomischeAbteilung,Suppl. 9),
Heidelberg 1961, pp. 45-49; H. Sichtermannand G. Koch, GriechischeMythenauf romischenSarkophagen,Tilbingen 1975, pp. 5659.
48 Hausmann, p. 89, pis. 47:2, 58:2.
49
Pnyx, no. 2; Hausmann, pp. 90-92.
50A. Maiuri, La Casa del Menandroe il suo tesoro di argenteria,Rome 1932, pp. 310-321, pis. 25-30.
51
For the identificationof the adversaryin the last-named labor see C. Morgan, "The Sculptures of the Hephaisteion, I,"
Hesperia 31, 1962, pp. 212-214.
52
Ibid., pls. 72:a, 75:a,b. For locations of workshops see p. 31.
53 Pnyx, no. 120.
47
24
THE AGORA MATERIAL
scenesfromthe lives of
nallywas intendedto representTheseus;possiblysuch bowlsshowedalternating
the two heroes.It is alsolikelythatthe samestampwas used indiscriminately
to representeitherTheseus
and the Marathonianbull or Heraklesand the Cretanbull.
UNIDENTIFIEDSTAMPS
A few stampson bowlsfromthe Agoraarehithertounrecorded

andtheiridentification
is problematical.
1) Death of Opheltes?(203, 204; Pls. 39, 40)
A drapedwomanholdinga smallchildin herrightarmrunsto the left.Thechildis shownfrombehind,
his rightarmoutstretched
as he clingsto the woman.She looksbackoverher left shoulderandraisesher
left armto wardoff a hugesnake,whichcoils aroundbehindherand archesaboveher.The childmaybe
Opheltesand the womanhis nurseHypsipyle.Accordingto the myth,she left Opheltesalonein orderto
showa waterhole to the sevenwarriorsmarchingagainstThebes;duringher absencethe childwas killed
in art,butwhenit appearsthe childis usuallyshownin the
Thissceneis notoftenrepresented
by a snake.54
coils of the snake,while the womanrunsfor help or watchesappalled.55
Perhaps203 and 204 illustrate
anotherversionof the story.
2) Prokne?(202-204;Pls. 38-40, 81)
A drapedwomanstandsfrontallyholdinga childhorizontally
aboveher head,as thoughintendingto
dashhim to the ground.She holdshis left leg in her righthand,his left armin her left hand.Her right
breastis exposed,andherlong hairis disheveled.The stampcouldrepresentanymurderousmythological
mother,such as Prokne,Medea, or Agave.56
3) Trophy?(203, 224; Pls. 39, 44, 83)
Thisstampmaybe seenmostclearlyon the drawingof 224(P1.83).It consistsof a frontaltorsowearing
a cuirasswithpleatedskirt,a pointedhelmet,anda cloak.Thereis a staffor scepterin the crookof the left
lower element,from
arm and an unidentifiedobjectin the righthand.This objecthas a kettle-shaped
whichspringsa verticalrod,whichthe figuregrasps.At the top the rodbendsoverto the left anda large
object,possiblya goat's head or mask, is attachedto it. The torso has no legs.
INTERIORRELIEF MEDALLIONS(287, 288;
P1. 55)
fromimbricate,floral,or figuredbowls,havea bustappliedto the interiorfloor.Thisis

Twofragments,
and West Slope wheelmade
unusualon moldmadebowls but occursmore commonlyon black-glazed
bowls of the Hellenisticperiod.57Centralemblemsare occasionallyfoundon the floorsof 4th-century
andseem to derivefromthe centralbossof the phiale,to
andbowl-shaped
kantharoi58
calyx-cupkantharoi
which the calyx-cupkantharosis related.Silverbowls sometimeshave emblemsof this sort59
54 RE
XVIII, i, 1939, s.v. Opheltes 1, cols. 635-640.
55 A. D. Trendall,PaestanPottery,Rome 1936, pl. 16:a;F. Friedlaender,"Neue Erwerbungendes K Miinzkabinets,"Archdolo-
gische Zeitung 2, 1869, pp. 99-100, no. 12, pl. 23.

56 In
Euripides'BacchaiAgave's son, Pentheus, was a young man, but an enigmaticline in Idyll xxvi of Theokritos(line 29)
suggests that in one version of the story he was a child. He appearsas such on a pyxis by the MeidiasPainter(L. Curtius,Pentheus,
Berliner Winckelmannsprogramm
88, 1929, p. 12, fig. 15).
57Courby, pp. 225-238, pl. 8.
58 Agora XII, nos. 693-695, pp. 121, 285.
59
E.g. Pernice and Winter,Der hildesheimerSilberfund,pis. 3-5; A. Adriani,Le gobelet en argentdes amoursvendangeursdu
Musee d'Alexandrie,Societe Royale d'Archeologie d'Alexandrie, Cahier I, 1939, pls. 4, 5.
25
Thereareexamplesof bothbustsandwholefigureson wheelmadebowls.Courbygivesa list of figures

shownon emblems;it includesvariousmythologicalfigures,the mostpopularof whichareDionysosand
membersof his thiasos.The raggedgarmentwornby the womanon 288 may be a nebris;this and her
disheveledhairsuggestthat she is a maenad.The raggedgarmentmay, however,representthe aegisof
Athena.Thewingson the headof the figureon 287 suggestthatit representsMedusaor possiblyHermes.
WORKSHOPS
ATTRIBUTIONS
The largenumbersof moldmadebowlsproducedin Athensand the differencesin style and arrangementof stampsindicatethatseveraldifferentworkshopsweremanufacturing
the bowlsat the sametime.60
Eachshopused its own distinctivestamps,at leastfor the minordecorativedetails.It is thereforepossible
to classifythe bowlsaccordingto workshop.Sincewe aredealingwithmechanicalreproduction
ratherthan
artisticcreation,the matteris not complicatedby variationof style withinthe worksof one man or one
shop.Thoughthe stampsmaybe assembleddifferently
by differentartisanswithinthe shopor by the same
artisanat differenttimes,the stampitselfremainsmoreor less the sameandshouldbe characteristic
of the
shop.
Thereare,however,certaindifficulties.
The stampdoesin factchangeslightlydueto wear,andeventhe
same stamp,appliedwithpressureor lightly,carefullyor carelessly,canleavesomewhatdifferentimpressions.61Furthermore,
it waspossibleforone workshopto copy stampsofthe
anotherby the simpleprocess
of takinga castof all or partof a bowlof thatshop.In somecasesit is clearthatthisis whathappened,for
the copyis slightlysmallerthanthe originaldue to shrinkageof the clay.Thisprocessof borrowingcanbe
observedin productsof the Workshopof BionandWorkshopA, the two majorateliersof the late3rdand
early 2nd centuries (see pp. 26-29). Representationsof the Dionysiac trio and of the woman wreathinga
trophyon the productsof the Workshopof Bion wereprobablytakenfrombowlsof WorkshopA. Conversely,productsof WorkshopA showscenesof the rapeof Ganymedeandof a Tritonswimmingleft that
wereprobablycopiedfrombowlsfromthe Workshopof Bion.We mayalsonotethatbowlsof Classes1 3, which come from later contexts than those of the two largeworkshops,have smallerstamps,often copies
of those on the earlier products.
A few stampswhichseem to be identicalin size anddetailappearon productsof morethanone workshop;presumablyboth were takenfromthe samepatrixor positivemodel.For instance,the sametwohorsechariotstampwasused by the Workshopof BionandWorkshopA. The bowl152andthe mold275
can be associatedwiththe Workshopof Bionon the basisof rimpatternsandthe smallmotifsin the field.
The detailsof the bowl151andthe mold276identifythemas productsof WorkshopA. Yet the sametwohorsechariotappearson all fourpieces.Thisandcertainothermotifswereapparently
stockscenesof the
TheDionysiactrio,PoseidonandAmymone,the Rapeof Ganymede,andthe
Hellenisticpotter'srepertory.
in
some
casesto be identicalin size and detailon bowlsfromdifferentshops.Simiof
Rape Auge appear
medallionof one shopmayoccasionally
larly,the characteristic
appearon a bowlof anothershop.Wemust
supposethatduplicatesof some stampsmadetheirwayto othershops.Laumoniersumsit up: "Ons'imitait, on se copiait,on se surmoulait,on s'empruntait
des poin9ons,ou on se les achetait,ou meme sans
doute on se les volait."62
In assigningbowlsto shopsit is best to relyon the stampsthat,thoughdistinctive,werenot striking
enoughto inviteimitation.The best criteria,therefore,are the detailsof the rim, fillingornament,floral
60
For studies of workshopsin other centers of manufacturesee KymeI, pp. 15-16, 19-25; Laumonier,"Bols hellenistiquesa
reliefs," pp. 253-262; Delos XXXI, passim; Siebert, Recherchessur les ateliers, pp. 1-149.
61
Corbett, "Palmette Stamps,"pp. 173-175.
62 Laumonier, "Bols hellenistiques a reliefs," p. 256.
26
THE AGORA MATERIAL
It wouldbe easierfor a shop to makeits own stampsfor

motifs,and, to a lesser degree,medallions.63
spirals,birds,flowers,andthe like thanto copythemfromanothershop.Thesemotifs,however,aresmall
and in manycasesthe stampsthatproducedthemwerewornor sloppilyapplied;henceattributions
must
the
rim
the
truein caseswhereattribution
on
oftenbe uncertain.Thisis particularly
since
depends
pattern,
rimis the firstpartof the moldto showwearandmaybe faintevenwhenthe restof the bowlis fairlyfresh.
In the Cataloguea questionmarkappearsaftertentativeattributions.
THE WORKSHOPS
It is possibleto distinguisheightdifferentgroupsof bowlson the basisof the stamps.The two largest

groupsalmostcertainlyrepresenttwo differentshops (Workshopof Bion and WorkshopA). A smaller
groupwhich producedlong-petalbowls is distinctfrom these and will be discussedlater (see p. 37).
anothersmallgroup,is probablyalsoseparatefromthe others.Thefourremaining
Hausmann's
Workshop,
which
I
call
mayhavebeenmadeby one of the largershopsbuttheyaredifferentenough
"classes",
groups,
to make secureattributionsimpossible.They certainlydo not representthe entireoutputof a factory.
Workshopof Bion (P1.98)
Two fragmentsof figuredbowls(154,168)were signedby a man namedBion, perhapsthe owneror
mastercraftsmanof a workshop.Thesetwo piecesare clearlyfromthe same shop,for the samestamps
rosettein the field.By comparisonof
wereusedon bothfor the frondsof the calyxand the eight-petaled
these and other stampswith those on unsignedbowls it is possibleto identifyother productsof the
Workshopof Bion.The frondsandrosettesarecommonandoccuron severalwholebowls(e.g. 125,152).
The birdflyingrighton 168can also be foundon otherbowls(e.g. 163),as can the birdflyingleft on 154
(e.g. 153).The Pegasoson 154appearson 152 and 153;the griffinof 168appearson 167.Manyof these
bowls have the characteristic
rim, calyx,and medallionmotifsof the shop. Throughthese detailsit is
possibleto identifyfragmentsof over200 productsof the shopof Bion amongthe inventoriedpotteryand
the sherdsstoredwith the context potteryat the Agora excavations.
Sixty-twobowlsand 10 moldsin the Cataloguecan be securelyassociatedwith this shop;another18
bowlsand 6 moldsare less securelyattributed.It seems to havebeen the largestproducerof moldmade
bowls in the later 3rd and early2nd centuries.
Thegreatvariationwithinthe groupmakesit difficultto givea generaldescriptionof theproductsof the
shop.Manybowlsconformto the usualtypeonlyin details.Productsof theWorkshopof Bionusuallyhave
either a gorgoneion(e.g. 124, 263, 295), Athena Parthenos(e.g. 296, 297), small eight-petaledrosette
with hatchedpetals(e.g. 40, 275), or a linearrosette(e.g. 120, 177) on the medallion,which is often
surroundedby beading.These particularrosettesneveroccuron bowls made by other shops,and the
at a time
gorgoneionand Parthenosare copiedonly rarely.Perhapsthese designsservedas trademarks
when signatureswere rare.
The shopfavoredcalycesof small,stylizedvegetalmotifs,suchas frondsor smallferns,oftenarranged
in an imbricatepattern(e.g. 104,242,243).The uppermostelementof the rim usuallyconsistsof pairsof
doublespiralscrownedby palmettesor smallleaves.Belowthisis a simplifiedguilloche(e.g. 130,163)or
or chevronsare
an ovolo (e.g. 139,170),althoughsometimesmore elaboratepatternswith crosshatching
employed(e.g. 242). Beadingis a common featurebut jewelingnever appears.
are the criteriaused by Hausmann to identify an Attic workshop (Hausmann, pp. 26-27, 108-109, note 107), by
Laumonierin isolating workshopgroups among bowls found on Delos ("Bols hellenistiques a reliefs,"pp. 256-260; Delos XXXI,
passim), and by Siebert in his study of bowls made by Peloponnesianworkshops(Recherchessur les ateliers,pp. 3-8). For an excellent discussion of the problems encountered in isolating workshop groups see Siebert, loc. cit.
63 These
27
Althoughthe shopproducedbowlsof the floraland imbricatetypes,idyllicfiguredsceneswereby far

the mostpopular.Therearea few examplesof huntingscenesandmythological
groupsbutmostcommon
are antitheticalgoats, satyrs,centaurs,Tritons,and the like.
The shopitselfwasprobablylocatedon the slopesof the Areopagus,in the areaM-N 21 on the gridof
the AgoraExcavations(PI.99). Theoverwhelming
majorityof the bowlsfromthe KomosCistern(M 21:1)
can be attributedto this shop.Thatcisternalso containedsevenmolds,fourof them certainlyproductsof
Bion'satelier.Some twentymetersto the northeastlies the cisternN 21:4, whichcontaineda stampfora
palmette(412),two clayringsfor stackingbowlsin the kiln(414,415),andtwo moldsfromthis shop(43,
312).In this deposit,too, most of the bowlscan be attributedto the Workshopof Bion. Sincethe fill of
these two cisternsis clearlythe dump from a shop, the shop itself was probablynot far off.
The datablematerialin thesetwo depositsand the contextsof otherbowlsproducedby the shopindicatethatit flourishedin the lastquarterof the 3rdcenturyandthe firstquarterof the 2ndcentury.Thereis
no evidencethatit evermanufactured
long-petalbowls,andits productsareless commonin depositsof the
secondquarterof the 2nd century,rarein contextsof the secondhalfof the century.The debrisfromM
21:1 andN 21:4 suggeststhatthe shopwasdestroyedat the end of the firstquarterof the 2nd centuryand
did not functionafter that time.
PIECES ATTRIBUTED TO THE WORKSHOPOF BION
BOWLS
Imbricate:20-22, 25
Floral:61, 68, 72
Floral with figures:91
Figured, Idyllic: 96, 99-106, 120, 124, 125, 128-130,
132-136, 139, 152-155, 163, 167, 168,
170-174, 177, 178
Mythological: 190, 191, 205, 206, 210, 212,
214, 228
Hunting: 238, 240, 242-246, 260, 263, 267
Unclassified:289
MOLDS
Imbricate:40, 42, 43
Floral:84
Figured,Idyllic:275
Unclassified:295
Fragments:296, 297, 312, 313
PIECES POSSIBLYTO BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE WORKSHOP

OF BION
BOWLS
Pine-cone scales: 7
Imbricate:19, 24, 27
Floral:57, 59, 67
Floral with figures:88, 90
Figured,Idyllic:121, 138, 140, 150, 169
Hunting:241, 254, 255, 261
MOLDS
Imbricate:41
Floral:81, 82
Figured,Mythological:279
Fragments:299, 309
Hausmann's Workshop(P1. 98)

In a footnote to his book on Hellenistic relief bowls, Ulrich Hausmannpublished a list of Attic bowls
produced by a single workshop.64They are characterizedby a gorgoneionmedallion and a distinctiverim
patternof doublespiralscrownedby largepalmettes,overa well-formed,simplifiedguilloche.Two bowls

fromthe Agora,one depictinga marineidyll(181),the otheran Amazonomachy
(233),maybe associated
withthis shopon the basisof rimpatternsandotherstamps.The upperpartof the rimpatternof 233and
the wholerim patternof 181are identicalto thoseon Hausmann'sbowls.The Tritonessand calyxof 181
and the mountedAmazon of 233 also appearon bowls of Hausmann'sWorkshop.65
64
65
Hausmann, pp. 26-27, 108-109, note 107, pis. 2-9.

Ibid., pis. 2:1, 4.
28
THE AGORA MATERIAL
Six morefragmentsfromthe Agoramaybe associatedwiththisgroup.Theacanthusleafin the calyxof

233appearson an imbricatebowl(32)andon anotherfiguredbowl(192).Therimpatternof 32, alternating
hasthe
rosettesandbulls'heads,appearsalso on the figuredbowl117.A fragmentfromthe Kerameikos66
characteristic
acanthusleavesof Hausmann'sshop.The guillocheof its rimappearsto be the sameas that
on threemore bowlsfromthe Agora,20, 24 (bothimbricate),and 67 (floral).The rim of 20 has rosettes
be associatedwiththe
similarto thoseon 32 and117.Thereforethesefragmentsmayalso,moretentatively,
shop.All threeof thesebowls(20,24, 67) areprobablyfromthe Workshopof Bion;it is thereforepossible
that the bowls associatedwith Hausmann'sWorkshopare productsof the Workshopof Bion.
obviousin
of thisgroupof bowlsis theirexcellentquality.Thisis particularly
The salientcharacteristic
comefrom
the figuredscenes,whicharecarefullycomposedof well-stamped
figures.Mostof thefragmrnents
contextsof the early2nd centuryand thereforeprobablydate around200.
WORKSHOP
TOHAUSMANN'S
ATTRIBUTED
BOWLS
Imbricate:32
Figured,Idyllic:117,181
192,233
Mythological:
TOHAUSMANN'S
TOBE ATTRIBUTED
BOWLSPOSSIBLY
WORKSHOP
Imbricate:
20, 24
Floral:67
WorkshopA (P1. 98)
Thirty-nine
bowls,10 molds,a moldmadeamphora,anda moldmadekraterin the Cataloguehavebeen
associatedwith an atelierwhich,since none of its productswere signed,has been designatedsimplyas
The bowlsof WorkshopA areof
WorkshopA. Another19 bowlsand2 moldsareless certainlyattributed.
the
tend
be
than
those
of
of
to
Workshop Bion and showmoreimaginaslightlylarger
high quality.They
tion in composition.
Thereis a varietyof rosettemedallions:six-petaled(e.g. 86), eight-petaled

(e.g. 248),ten-petaled(e.g.
(e.g. 31, 87, 108).A Parthenosor gorgoneionappearsoccasionally
287),and doublefour-or eight-petaled
(e.g. 218).Beadingaroundthe medallionis extremelyrare.The plantsof the calyxare oftennaturalistic;
sometimestherearegrapevines(e.g. 159)or largeacanthusleaves(e.g. 87, 122).Imbricatepalmettes(e.g.
108),fronds(e.g. 160),lotuspetals(e.g. 248),or smallferns(e.g. 203)also occur.The rimpatternsarefine
andintricate.A trueguilloche(e.g.247)or a delicateegganddart(e.g.216)is commonlythe lowestmotif,
withpairsof doublespiralsabove.Abovethis,antithetical
pairsof dolphinsflankingpalmettesarea favorite
motif. Rosettes,fleurs-de-lis,and palm flowersare also common(e.g. 62, 252). Jewelingappearsoften;
beadingis never used.
WorkshopA producedimbricate,floral,and figuredbowls,and a bowlperhapsof the long-petaltype
(see p. 36) canbe attributedto thisshopon the basisof its medallion(344).Thefiguredbowlsarethe most
numerous;among these mythologicaland huntingscenes predominate.
A indicatea floruitin thelate3rdcenturyandthefirstquarterof
The contextsof the bowlsof Workshop
with the activityof the Workshopof Bion.
the 2nd century,exactlycontemporary
A
TOWORKSHOP
PIECESATTRIBUTED
BOWLS
Mythological: 189, 193, 194, 198, 199, 203,
Imbricate:18, 26, 30, 31

Floral:62
204, 215-217, 225, 226

247-253
Hunting:
Floral with figures: 87
Unclassified: 290
Figured,Idyllic:97, 108, 122, 151, 158-160,164, 175,

184, 185
66
Schwabacher,pl. 7:16.
287
Fragment:
Long-petal?:344

PIECES ATTRIBUTED TO WORKSHOP A
(cont.)
29
PIECES POSSIBLYTO BE ATTRIBUTED TO WORKSHOPA
OTHERMOLDMADEPOTTERY
BOWLS
Figured, Idyllic:407, 408
Floral:55, 58, 63, 74

Figured,Idyllic: 114, 118, 123, 147, 161, 165, 166, 182
Mythological:187, 188,209, 218,223, 224, 231
Fragment:294
MOLDS
Floral:78, 86
Figured,Idyllic:276, 298
Mythological:281
Unclassified:314, 316, 317
Fragments:300, 315
MOLDS
Imbricate:44
Figured?:310
M Monogram Class (P1. 94)
Thissmallandmonotonousgroupof bowlshas been calledthe MMonogramClassbecauseone mold

associatedwiththe grouphas a mu (or sigma)inscribedon the bottom(301).The bowlsalmostinvariably
showpairsof emaciatedrampantgoatswithErotesandgoatmasksin the field(109-113).Themedallionis
usuallya doublesix-petaledrosette,althougha ten-petaledrosetteseeminglyidenticalwith thatused by
A occursonce(111).Thecalyxconsistsof twoor threerowsof crudelyexecuted,imbricatesmall
Workshop
ferns.The uppermostmotifof the rim usuallyconsistsof flowersspringingfromtendrils;belowthis is a
coarseegganddartor a convexband.Theten-petaledrosette,goatmasks,andErotesareindistinguishable
fromthoseof WorkshopA; the bowlsof the MMonogramClass,althoughof inferiorquality,maytherefore
be productsof WorkshopA.
The contextsindicatethatthesebowlsare somewhatlaterthanbowlssecurelyattributedto Workshop
A. Theydo not occurin significantnumbersor in securelydatedcontextsbeforethe secondquarterof the
commonin F 5:1, G 5:3, andL 19:2,wheretheyoccurwithstamped
2nd century.67
Theyareparticularly
handles
as
late
as
150. In two of these depositsthey are not associatedwith long-petal
amphora
dating
probablybeginsearlierthanthatof the long-petalbowls,sometimeduring
bowls,andso theirmanufacture
the course of the second quarterof the 2nd century.
PIECES
IN THEM MONOGRAM
CLASS
GROUPED
BOWLS
MOLD
Imbricate:28?
Figured,Idyllic: 109-113, 126
Fragment:301
67
The table below summarizesthe occurrenceof bowls of the M MonogramClass in Hellenisticdeposits in the Agora.The type
is very distinctive,confined to a short period of time, but common enough to be datable.Fragmentsfrom the context potteryand
inventoriedbowls which have been omitted from the Catalogueare included in the table. Deposits are listed in chronologicalorder.
Numberof Fragments
Date of Deposit
Deposit
1 fragment
third - early fourth quarter of 3rd century
A 18:1
1 fragment?
last quarter of 3rd century - first quarter of
Q 8-9
2nd century (disturbed)
1 fragment
H-K 12-14
to ca. 180 (disturbed)
first and early second quarter of 2nd century?
G 6:2 (Group C)
fragments of 4 bowls
1 bowl
first half of 2nd century?
D 17:5 lower fill
3 fragments
first half of 2nd century
H 6:9 upper fill
first half of 2nd century
F 5:1
second quarter of 2nd century
Q-R 10-11:1
1 bowl and 6 fragments
second quarter of 2nd century
G 5:3
7 or 8 fragments
to ca. 145
P-R 6-12
first - early third quarter of 2nd century?
fragments of 1 bowl
E 15:4
1 fragment?
to ca. 140
M-N 15:1
1 fragment
second half of 2nd century
H 12:1
1 bowl
4th - 2nd century
G 14:2 middle fill
1 fragment
late 2nd - early 1st century
C 10:1
Sullan destruction debris
0 17:5
fragments of 1 bowl
30
THE AGORA MATERIAL
Class 1 (P1. 94)
A collectionof eightbowls and one mold may be associatedon the basisof a commonstampfor a
smallbirdflyingto the right(visiblein the centerof the photograph
of 145,PI.27). Bowls143-145arevery
similar;all threehavea smallgorgoneionmedallion,and143and145havecalycesof coarsesmallferns.On
all threethe wallsaredecoratedwithpairsof antithetical
Nikaior Erotes.Therimpatternsarelarge,on 143
and 145consistingof doublespiralsovera simplifiedguilloche.The bowlshavethickwallsandthe figures
are small and in high relief.
The bowls 127, 157, and 200 and the mold 46 are linkedby rim patterns:a largeegg and dartor a
doublespiral.Theymay be connectedwithClass1 on the basisof the birdstampwhichappearson 157.
Antitheticalsatyrsappearon 127,animalsrunningrighton 157,andmythological
figureson 200.Themold
46 is imbricate.Anotherbowl(156)can be addedto the groupbecauseit has the samefigureof Eroson a
goat that appearson 157.A bowl with a Parthenosmedallion(208) combinesantitheticalNikai with a
Dionysiactrio.It, too, uses the smallbirdstampfoundon the otherbowls(visibleat the left in the photograph,P1.41).
The stampsof thesebowlsaresimilarbutprobablynotidenticalto thoseusedby theWorkshopof Bion.
Theyseemconsciouslyto copythe stampsof the largerworkshop.PerhapsClass1 representsan attemptto
re-establishthe Workshopof Bion afterits destructionin the firstquarterof the 2nd century(see p. 27).
Mostof thesebowlscomefromcontextsof the secondquarterof the 2nd centuryor slightlylater;theydo
not seem to have been produced before ca 175. Examples of this class also appearin Thompson'sGroup
D.68
PIECES GROUPED IN CLASS 1
BOWLS
MOLD
Figured,Idyllic:127,143-145,156,157
200,208
Mythological:
46
Imbricate:
Class 2 (P1. 94)
Thesefourbowlssharea distinctivecalyx,in whichlarge,stylized,jeweledpalmfronds,withrosettes

betweenthe tops,springfromone or morerowsof smallferns.Therimpatternof 73 is a largedoublespiral
and thatof 73bisis a largeovolo.The spiralis slightlysmallerthanthaton bowlsof Class1 (cf. 157).The
medallionis a small,worngorgoneion(73).The calyxcoversmostof the wall,but116hasantithetical
goats
at the top copiedfromthe Workshopof Bion,and92 has otherfloralmotifsandfiguresof Erotesbetween
the fronds.Thesebowlshavea rathersquareprofile.Twomorebowlsof this classwerediscoveredin the
Dipylonwell B-1;69bothare figured,witha stampof a wingedman similarbut probablynot identicalto
thaton 136,a productof the Workshopof Bion.Althoughsomewhatfinerin detailthanbowlsof Class1,
bowls of Class 2 also have thick, heavy walls.
The examplesin the Agoracollectioncome fromcontextsrangingin datefromthe secondquarterof
the 2nd centuryto the firsthalfof the 1st century.The two bowlsfromthe Kerameikos,
however,come
This suggests
fromlevels of the well containingdatablematerialof the firstquarterof the 2nd century.70
with those of the Workshopof Bion and
that at least some of the bowls of Class 2 are contemporary
be
to
have
continued
to
A.
producedon intothe secondquarterof the 2nd
Workshop Theyseem,however,
centuryand perhapsbeyond.
68 P 589 and P 4079:
Thompson D 34 and D 37.
69Braun, nos. 150 and 174.

70 Ibid.,
pp. 149-156, AbschnittenVII and VIII of the upper use fill. See Appendix p. 111 for dates of AbschnittenVII and VIII.
PINE-CONE,IMBRICATE,FLORAL,AND FIGUREDBOWLS
31
BOWLS GROUPED IN CLASS 2
Floral:73, 73bis
Floralwith Figures:92
Figured,Idyllic:116
Class 3 (P1. 94)
Fourbowls,only two of whichare includedin the Catalogue,sharethe same twelve-petaled

rosette,
smallbut heavyimbricatecalyx,andfrontalNike. On threeof themthe uppermotifof the rimconsistsof
flowersspringingfromtendrils,as in the M MonogramClass.The wallsare thickand the stampssmall.
Idyllicand mythologicalgroupsare represented.The frontalNike, thoughblurred,seems to have been
made by the same stampas thatused for the productionof bowlstentativelyattributedto WorkshopA
(e.g.187).Threeof thesebowlscamefromSullancontexts,butone fragmentwasfoundin the construction
fill of SouthStoaII, whichdatesslightlyafterthe middleof the 2nd century.Theyprobablybeganto be
producedslightlybefore 150 and may representthe later outputof WorkshopA.
BOWLS
GROUPEDIN CLASS3
Figured,Idyllic:146
Mythological:207
LOCATION OF SHOPS
Withthe exceptionof the Workshopof Bion,whichwasprobablyon the northslopeof the Areopagus,

the locationsof the shops cannotbe pinpointed.Manymolds of all typeswere foundin the industrial
districtsouthwestof the Agorasquare.Few tracesof the Hellenisticperiodsurvivein thisareabutthereis
We may concludethat
some evidenceforvarioustypesof factories,amongthem a terracotta
workshop.7'
one or more potterieswere also locatedthere.Thatmoldmadebowls were manufactured
elsewherein
Athensis indicatedby moldsfoundin excavationson SyntagmaSquare,nearlya kilometerto the eastof
the Agora.72
TYPES OF ITEMS MANUFACTURED
A single shop would have manufacturedseveral differentproducts.The fact that a number of vases of
other shapes, such as kraters,amphoras,410)gutti,
gutti, and jugs (406408, 410), sometimes have molded sections
whichweremadein bowlmoldsindicatesthatthe same shopsweremakingbothwheelmadeandmoldmadepottery.Thepainteddecorationwhichoccurson thesepartiallymoldmadevesselsandevenoccasionally on the rim of a moldmadebowl (294) is the same as that on wholly wheelmadevessels.
The same shops probablymanufactured
lampsas well. Simplemoldmadelampsbeganto be made
somewhatearlierthanmoldmadebowlsin Athens,butmoreelaboratetypesarecontemporaneous
withthe
bowls.73On one lampthereis a maskof an old man identicalwiththosewhichappearon the bowls.74If
lampsand bowlsweremadein the same shops,it is surprisingthatthey do not sharemore stampsthan
similar.In a few instanceslampsand
they do. In most cases,however,the designsare only superficially
bowlshavethe same signatures.Apollonides,Ariston,and Hephaistionareattestedas lampmakers;the
71 Young,
"An IndustrialDistrict of Ancient Athens," pp. 248-249, 267-269.

Andreiomenou, (<?'066g'Oovoq 4?>>,
p. 80, pl. 84.
73
Agora IV, p. 5; KerameikosXI, p. 64. The earliest moldmade lamps are types 42 A and B, which begin shortly before the
middle of the 3rd century (Agora IV, pp. 129-131; KerameikosXI, pp. 64-66, 191). The more elaborate varieties begin with
importedlamps (AgoraIV, type 45 A, pp. 143-145) which are now thought to appeararound260 (KerameikosX1, pp. 97-98, 192).
The earliestAthenian copies of these are approximatelycontemporarywith the floruitof the Athenian moldmade bowls (AgoraIV,
types 45 B and C, pp. 145-147; Scheibler, KerameikosXI, p. 192, dates these from the mid-3rd century to 170).
74Agora IV, no. 607; cf. 99, 101-103.
72
THE AGORA MATERIAL
32
samenamesappearon bowlsbutmaybe signaturesof differentmen of the samename.75Thebowlssigned

by Apollonidesand Aristonappearto be imports,and the potterHephaistionprobablyworkedhalf a
centuryearlierthan the homonymouslamp maker.
The fact that a largenumberof terracottafigurinesand molds for such figurineswere foundin the
Komos Cistern (M 21:1)76 together with moldmade bowls and molds suggests that coroplastsand potters
workedin the same shop.

a varietyof
It seems,therefore,thattherewasa smallnumberof fairlylargeshops,eachmanufacturing
productsfromclay.Probablyno shopcouldaffordto dependon only one productfora livelihood,andso
made as many differentproductsas it convenientlycould.
CHRONOLOGY
The datingof moldmadebowlsof all typesis beset by specialproblemsoccasionedby the mechanical

samepatternscouldbe
Becausetheyweremadein molds,
weremanufactured.
the thame
they
processby whichthey
reproducedwith considerableaccuracyfor an unknownlength of time. Changesoccurredvery slowly;
the
identicalwithto
thoseof thefirstquarter
bowlsfromdepositsof the lastquarterof the 3rdcenturyseemto be
of the 2nd century.Onlyin the secondquarterof the 2nd centurydoes thereseem to be anychange.The
long-petalbowls,whichbeginin the middleof the 2nd century,exhibitno developmentthroughoutthe
Thisslowrateof changeitselfsuggeststhata moldcouldbe
periodduringwhichtheyweremanufactured.
usedforquitea longtime,but it is impossibleto guessexactlyhowlong.Evenif we coulddeducefromthe
wearon a givenmoldthe numberof bowlsproducedin it, thisfigurewouldstillnottell us howmanyyears
frommold to mold. It was not
the mold was in use; the lengthof time must have variedsignificantly
a
within
short
spaceof time(see Introducpossibleto producea largenumberof bowlsfroma singlemold
andthereforea moldwouldnot soon becomeworn.Therearestrikingly
tion:Techniqueof Manufacture),
few mold brothers(bowlsmade in the same mold) amongAthenianbowls.The ideal set of Hellenistic
wasnot one in whichall the pieceswereidentical,butratherone in
tableware,likeits Classicalforerunner,
whicheachpiece was slightlydifferentThis explainsin partthe minorvariationsamongbowlsfromthe
Agora,mostof whichcomefromdomesticratherthanindustrialcontexts.If customersdidnot wantmore
thanone bowlof a singlepattern,therewasno needforanythinglike massproductionin our senseof the
but ratherforthe sakeof the reliefdecoword.Themoldtechniquewasusednot forspeedof manufacture
ration.Mostpotterycontinuedto be wheelmade,andthereis evidenceof only one experimentwithplain
moldmadepottery(405).If manycopies of one patternwere not appealingto the consumer,individual
whenever
moldswouldnot havereceivedheavyuse. Eachwouldhavebeen put into servicesporadically,
the supplyof bowlsof thatpatternhadbeen depleted.In thiswaya moldcouldwellhaveremainedusable
for a generationor more.
Relativelyfew moldshavebeen foundandmostarefairlyfresh.Wearon themis, however,abundantly
illustratedby the bowls,whichwereoftenmadein old molds.Indicationsof moldwearrangefroma slight
blurringof the rim motifsto almostcompleteobliterationof all figures.Most of this wearwas due to
The bowl
repeateduse of the mold, but some may be tracedto wornstampsused in mold manufacture.
use
itself,once made,wasprobablyused formanyyearsbeforeit was brokenor discarded.This is sometimesevidencedby heavywearon the restingsurface;in factit is quiteusualforall the glazeto be wornoff
the medallionon the bottomof the bowl.In addition,the wornsurfacesandedgesof
the ridgesurrounding
fragmentsshow that a brokenbowl mightlie in a dumpfor a long time beforebeing throwninto the
cistern,well,or fill whereexcavatorswouldfindit. Thus,whenone findsa wornfragmentof a bowlmade
Ibid., pp. 162-163, 176, 179; KerameikosXI, pp. 162-168. Cf. 83 (Hephaistion), 410 (Ariston), 403 (Apollonides); see
pp. 40, 41.
7"D. B. Thompson, "Hellenistic Terracottas,III," pp. 276-291.
75
PINE-CONE,IMBRICATE,FLORAL,AND FIGUREDBOWLS
33
Howlongdidthe fragmentlie in a dumpor elsewhere

in a wornmold,thevariablefactorsareconsiderable.
beforereachingits finalrestingplace?Howlongwasthe bowlusedbeforeit wasbroken?Howlongwasthe
moldused to producethatdegreeof wear?Evenif one knewthe exactdateof deposit,it wouldbe impossible to calculatethe date at which the bowl or the mold that producedit was made.
Despitethese difficulties,a few factsemergefroma studyof the materialfromthe Agora.Imbricate,
floral,andfiguredbowlswereproducedin greatnumbersat Athensfromthe lastquarterof the 3rdcentury
untilthe middleof the 2nd century.Bowlsof the highestqualityweremadeduringthe firsttwo thirdsof
this period.Productsof the second quarterof the 2nd centuryare less carefullymade.
Thereare five well-datedcontextswhichareoutstandingforthe numberand qualityof the bowlsthey
contain.Therewereabout40 bowlsin F 17:4,whichcontainedamphorahandlesof the last quarterof the
on the reverse(Kleiner
3rdcenturyanda bronzeNew StyleAtheniancoinwithZeushurlinga thunderbolt
Zeus",is importantfor the chronologyof the
2). This figure,knownto numismatistsas the "fulminating
2nd century(see p. 95). The earliestcoins of this type were struckbetween200 and 180. The second
deposit,M 18:10,containedfragmentsof 50 bowlsand one mold and was datedby stampedamphora
handlesof ca 190 and 189 B.C. Therewereabout70 bowlsin a thirddeposit,P 21:4, whichcontainedan
reverse(Kleiner2b).
exampleof the secondissue in the seriesof bronzecoinswiththe fulminating-Zeus
This datesP 21:4 slightlyearlierthanthe constructionfill of the MiddleStoa,whichcontainedthe third
issue of the series(Kleiner2c) alongwithamphorahandlesof ca 183 or 182 B.C.Therewerefragmentsof
183 bowlsin the fourthdeposit,M 21:1, whichalso containedcoins of the firsttwo decadesof the 2nd
reverse(Kleiner2, uncertainissue) and perhapsa
century,includingbronzeswith the fulminating-Zeus
A
of
coin of the cicada/amphora
type(Kleiner9). group Histiaiancoinsdatingto 170-160wasfoundnear
the top of the cisternand may havebeen buriedlater.The latestamphorahandlein the depositdatesto
cac 186. The last deposit,N 20:7, containedfragmentsof 49 bowls and is datedby stampedamphora
handlesto the period 189-175.
Mostof the bowlsin these depositsareproductsof carefullymademolds.Muchattentionwaspaidto
detail,and the compositionswerewell thoughtout. Most of them are productsof WorkshopA and the
Workshopof Bion,andmostweremadein freshmolds.Thisseemssufficientevidencethatthe manufactureof floral,imbricate,and figuredbowlsof highqualityfallsmostlywithinthe periodbetween225 and
175.
Theredoes not seem to be much developmentwithinthis period.Floralbowlsmay havebeen more
popularat the beginningthan they were later.Bowls from the Workshopof Bion become much less
commontowardsthe end of the period.Thisis illustratednicelyin Dipylonwell B-1, whereabouthalfof
the bowlsfoundin the lowestlayersof the upperuse fill wereproducedby Bion'sshop.77Its products,
however,do not appearin the upperlayersor the dumpfill.Debrisfromthe Workshopof Bion,including
moldsand stackingrings,was foundin two cisterns(M 21:1 andN 21:4, see p. 27) whichwerefilledat
some time after186. It is possiblethatBion's establishmentneverrecoveredfromwhatevercatastrophe
befell it and that all productsof the shop date beforethat time.
Thereseems to have been a declinein qualityin the secondquarterof the 2nd century.Bowlswere
moreoftenmadein wornmoldsandthe compositionsareunimaginative.
By thistimemanyof the stamps
usedwerecopiestakenfromearlierbowlsby mechanicalmeans(see Introduction:
Techniqueof Manufacin
smaller
and
smaller
when
it
this
resulted
shrinks
motifs,withattendant
dries, process
ture).Becauseclay
loss of detail.To compensate,the potterpressedthe stampsintothe moldmorefirmly,producingmotifsin
higherreliefon the bowl.By designor necessity,tastesturnedfromdelicacyto the dramaticeffectof light
and shadow.The wallsof the bowlsbecamethicker,possiblyto give a firmerbasisfor the higherrelief.
Bowlsof Classes1-3 andthe MMonogramClassarerepresentative
productsof thisperiod.Thisdeclinein
77
Braun, nos. 129, 131-133, 140, from AbschnittenV and VI. See Apppendix, p. 111.
THE AGORA MATERIAL
34
qualitymay explainthe enthusiasticreceptiongiventhe long-petalbowls,whichaccountforoverhalfthe

bowlsfoundin contextsof the secondhalfof the century.Few imbricate,floral,and figuredbowlswere
manufacturedafter ca 140 B.C.
LONG-PETALBOWLS
(321-358;Pls. 58-64, 87)
Aroundthe middleof the 2nd centurya new typeof bowlwithsimpleschematicdecorationwasintroduced.Thewallsof thesebowlsarecoveredwithlong,roundedpetalswithno centralribs,eitherset close
togetheror separatedby linesof jeweling,sometimeswitha palmette(e.g.353),lotusbud(e.g.340),or leaf
bowlshas
or "long-petal"
(e.g. 336) at the top. Courbycalledthese "bolsa godrons",but "long-petaled"
become the generallyacceptedEnglishterminology.78
ORIGINS
Likethe firstmoldmadebowlsof the 3rdcentury,long-petalbowlsdidnot developfromearlierceramics but originatedas imitationsof metal bowls. The long-petalmotif had existed in metalworkfor centuries.
Silver bowls of this type have been found in a Twentieth Dynasty cache atTod, in Egypt.79The motif is
common on Achaemenid metal and glass bowls and phialai80and was alreadywidespreadin the Eastern
Mediterraneanand the Near East by the 4th century.In Greece it had appearedin the metalworkof the
Archaic and Classical periods81and in the ribbed ceramics of the 4th century B.C.82
A numberof Hellenisticmetalvasesof the typethatmusthaveinspiredlong-petalbowlsarepreserved.

The closestparallelto the ceramicbowlsis a silverbowlfromSusain Iran,whichwasfoundin a contextof
It has a plainmedallion(cf. 328,350)andlong, concavepetalswhoserounded
the late 2nd centuryB.C.83
tipsbendforwardslightly.Suchpetalsoccuron someof the betterceramicimitations(e.g.327).Theyoccur
also on two silver bowls which combine long petals with grapevinesand lotus petals.84On some earlier
silver examples85the petals do not bend forwardbut their surfacesare concave, as on a number of Athe-
nian long-petalbowls (e.g. 330).Like the ceramicimitations,the metal bowlshave simplerim patterns
78
Courby, pp. 329-334; CorinthVII, iii, p. 176; Thompson, p. 456.

F.
7) Bisson de la Roque, G. Contenau,and F. Chapouthier,Le tresordeTod, Cairo 1953,pls. 12, 18-38; C. R Williams,"News
Items from Egypt: The Season of 1935 to 1936 in Egypt,"AJA 40, 1936, pp. 551, 553, fig. 5.
80
Rabinowitz,op. cit. (footnote 12, p. 7 above),pl. 3 (5th-centurysilver bowl from Tel el-Maskhutain Egypt);Oliver,"Persian
Export Glass,"p. 15, figs. 13-16, and Vickers,"An Achaemenid Glass Bowl in a Dated Context,"p. 15, figs. 1, 2 (glass bowls of the
5th century,the latterfrom a well-datedtomb in Cyrenaica);SwedishCyprusExpeditionIII, no. 292 c, pp. 238, 278, 288-290, pls. 90,
92 (silver bowl from palace at Vouni, buried before the palace was destroyedca. 380); Segall, p. 9, fig. 2 (bronze bowl from Persia);
CambridgeAncient History,pl. vol. III, pp. 70-71, b (4th- or 3rd-centurysilver bowl from Thrace).
81 M. Comstock and C.
Vermeule, Greek,Etruscan,and RomanBronzesin the Museumof Fine Arts,Boston,Greenwich,Conn.
1971, nos. 423, 436, 437, 441; Strong,GreekandRomanGoldandSilverPlate,pls. 17:b, 19:b,20:a;26:a;K A. Neugebauer,"Reifarchaische Bronzevasen mit Zungenmuster,"Mitteilungendes Deutschen ArchdologischenInstituts, Romische Abteilung 38/39,
1923/24, pp. 341-440.
82 Agora XII, nos. 201, 203, 204, 213, 214, 216, 217, 230 (mugs of ca. 460-420
B.C.); nos. 673, 674, 679, 704, 711 (4th-century
kantharoi).
83
Byvanck-Quarlesvan Ufford, "Un bol d'argent hellenistique en Suede," p. 122, fig. 2.
84
Ibid., pp. 120-121, fig. 1, dated by Byvanck-Quarlesvan Ufford about the early 1st century B.C.; R Zahn, "Ein goldener
Becher in der Ermitagezu Leningrad,"JdI 82, 1967, p. 3, figs. 1, 2, a nearlyidenticalbowl from a treasurefromNihawendin Persia.
The latter is thought by Zahn to be a Greek productof the first thirdof the 3rd century(op. cit., p. 12). M. Rostovtzefffelt it was a
Syrianor Bactrianproduct of the late 3rd or early 2nd century (The Social and EconomicHistoryof the HellenisticWorld,Oxford
1941, pp. 534, 540). H. Kulthmanndates it to 175-130 ("Beitragezur hellenistisch-romischenToreutik,"p. 108).Whatevertheir date,
the two bowls must be contemporary.
85
Segall,p. 9, fig. 2; Rabinowitz,op. cit. (footnote 12, p. 7 above), pl. 3; FiveYearsof CollectingEgyptianArt,1951-1956, no. 50,
pp. 43-44, p1. 72.
LONG PETALBOWLS
35
consistingof a ridgeor cable.Thejewelingthatoften occursbetweenthe petalson ceramicbowlsmay

In addition,the shapesof the ceramicbowls,shallow,bulging,or
imitatethe holes of metal strainers.86
metal prototypes(see p. 15).
the
their
reflect
of
shapes
hemispherical,
CHRONOLOGY
Largenumbersof ceramiclong-petalbowlshavebeenunearthedat Corinth,whichwasdestroyedin 146

by the RomangeneralMummiusand wasnot officiallyresettleduntil44 B.C.87The destructionof the city
does not, however, provide a reliable terminus ante quem for the manufacture of long-petal bowls,
for a growingbody of evidenceindicatesthat a considerablesettlementof squattersoccupiedCorinth

duringits centuryof supposeddereliction.Recent excavationshave broughtto light stampedamphora
and moldmadebowlsof the "Delian"typedatingto the late2ndor early1stcentury.88
handles
Mostof the
long-petal bowls from the site were thrown into the South Stoa wells as part of clean-up operations
conducted when the city was re-establishedin 44, and they could well have come from dumps left by the
squatters.Fragmentsof long-petalbowls were found in the constructionfill of a building thought to have
been destroyedby Mummius,89but it is possible that the building, which was carelesslyconstructed,was
built by the squatters
after 146.
afters
It has been suggestedthatlong-petalbowlswerealreadybeingmanufactured

in Athensin the second
quarterof the 2nd century(see Appendix, p. 112). It is true that bowls of this type have been found in asso-
ciationwithstampedamphorahandlesof thatdate(see E 15:4,E 6:1-2 [lowerfill],0 17:7,PiraeusCistern)

A few smallfragbut, of these contexts,only E 15:4 can be saidwith confidenceto be uncontaminated.
ments of long-petal bowls have been found in even earlier contexts, but those contexts too are either
disturbedor poorly dated.90On the other hand, there are severalwell-dateddeposits of the second quarter
of the centurywhich do not containlong-petalbowls (F 5:1, G 5:3, Q 10-11:1). Most important,long-petal
fill of the Stoaof Attalos(P-Q 6-12), whichwasclosed

bowlswerenot foundin the extensiveconstruction
at about the same time as the destructionof Corinth, while severalfragments came to light in the fill of
SouthStoaII, whichwaslaid downabout140 (M-N 15:1).This seemsto me to indicatethatthe typeis

in Athensuntila few yearsafterthe middleof the 2nd century,and
unlikelyto havebeen manufactured
thisis the dateI haveusedthroughoutthisvolume.In the lightof the somewhatambiguousevidencecited
and the possibilitythatit shouldbe pushed
above,however,that datemust be consideredapproximate,
backby somefifteenyearsor so shouldbe left open.Onlythe discoveryof moredepositswell fixedin the
second quarterof the 2nd centurycan ultimatelysolve the dilemma.
86
For an early Roman example see M. H. P. den Boesterd, The Bronze Vesselsin the RijksmuseumG. M. Kam at Nijmegan,
Nijmegan 1956, no. 52, p. 19, pl. 13.
87
CorinthVII, iii, p. 176; Thompson,pp. 457-458; Pnyx p. 91; 0. Broneer,"Investigationsat Corinth,1946-1947,"Hesperia16,
1947, p. 240, pl. 60:17 (long-petal bowl from a well in the South Stoa at Corinth).
88
C. K Williams, II, "Corinth 1977, Forum Southwest,"Hesperia47, 1978, pp. 21-23, nos. 20, 21, 23-25.
89
C. K Williams, II, "Corinth 1976: Forum Southwest,"Hesperia 46, 1977, pp. 57-58, 70, nos. 15, 16.
90
The following contexts dating earlier than 150 contained long-petal bowls:
Building fills:
1 fragment (325), possibly intrusive from building fill of Stoa of Attalos (P-R 6-12)
Q 8-9
H-K 12-14 5 fragments from disturbed areas of fill at west end of building
Other contexts:
1 small fragment from same mold or same bowl as that from Q 8-9 (325)
P 21:4
E 14:1
many fragments, but this context is clearly disturbed
B 20:2
possibly 1 fragment
1 bowl, fragments of 8 more, with amphora handles of second quarter of 2nd century and earlier,
E 15:4
other late figured bowls and fusiform unguentaria
0 17:7
fragmentsof 4 bowls with amphorahandles of second quarterof 2nd century;apparentlyan accumulativefill
See also the note on the Piraeus Cistern in the Appendix.
36
THE AGORA MATERIAL
may havebeen the inventionof Athenian

Long-petalbowls,like theirfloraland figuredpredecessors,
but this cannotbe assertedwith any confidenceuntil the chronological
problemhas been repotters,91
solved.At any rate,they soon becamepopularin Athensand accountfor overhalf the bowlsin Agora
in Sullan
depositsof the secondhalfof the 2ndcenturyandlater.Theyarealmostthe onlytyperepresented
destructiondebrisof 86. There is no discernibledevelopmentwithin the type.
END OF MANUFACTURE
The manufacture
of moldmadebowlsin Athensprobablydidnot continuelongafterthe sackof the city
by the RomangeneralSullain 86. Theyoccurin largenumbersin Sullandebrisdiscardedin 86 or slightly
laterbutarenot usuallyfoundin earlyRomandeposits.Thereare,however,a fewfragmentsof footedlongpetalbowlscoveredwith greenlead glazeand foundin earlyRomancontexts(409).92This techniqueof
Perhapssomemoldswerepreservedand
glazingwasdevelopedin the Augustanperiodor slightlyearlier.93
sporadicuse wasmadeof them.Athenianmoldmadebowlsdo not normallyoccurtogetherwithArretine
potteryat the Agora;productionmustthereforehavestoppedcompletelyby the endof the 1stcenturyB.C.
IN THEAGORA
BOWLS
LONG-PETAL
Fragmentsof about225 long-petalbowlshavebeen foundin datedcontextsin the Agora.The petals

weredrawnby handin the mold;in morecarefullymadeexamplestheirsurfacesweremodeledso as to be
concaveon the bowl(323,327,330,344),althoughmoreusuallythe petalsare entirelylinearandhaveflat
surfaces.On some examplesthe petalshavea convexsurface(325,337,340).In rarecasesthe petalsswirl
aroundthe bowl (345).94 On one carelesslymade bowl the petals have degeneratedinto ribs (346).
One unusualvariant,representedby fragmrnents
amountingto one thirdof a bowl,is decoratedwithtall,
overlappinglotus petals,alternatelyroundedand pointed(344).It closelyresemblesa long-petalbowl,
rosette,is also foundon figuredbowlsproducedby WorkshopA
althoughthe medallion,an eight-petaled
in the late3rdandearly2nd centuries.The decorativeschemeis not farremovedfromthe talloverlapping
inconclupetalsandserratedleavesof 54.Thecontextof 344is, unfortunately,
petalsof 23 or the alternating
potteryin a settlingbasinin frontof the
sive,sinceit wasfoundtogetherwitha smalldepositof nondescript
about
140
(I 14:2).Althoughit has been classed
Heliaia,a depositwhichmay haveremainedopen until
with imbricate
here with long-petalbowls,344 may in factbe more closelyrelatedto and contemporary
bowls.
Overhalf the examplesin the Agoracollectionhave a rosettemedallion(e.g. 330);on manyothers,
however,the medallionis decoratedwitha star(e.g. 322,329).At one time,Edwardsconcludedthatthe
starmedallionwasnot introduceduntilabout100.95Bowlswith starmedallionshavesincebeen foundin
contextsof the secondhalfof the 2nd century(e.g. 321,322,329).The staris morecommon,however,on
bowls of the 1st centurythan on those of the 2nd century.
The medallionis sometimesleft plain(e.g. 350);on one examplea rosettewasstampedonto the bowl
afterit had been removedfromthe mold (346).Theremay be a simplerim pattern,usuallyan ovolo,
simplifiedguilloche,or ivyleaves(e.g. 321-326,337,353),butusuallythishasbeenreplacedby one to three
horizontalridges,wheel run in the mold.
91CorinthVII, iii, p. 117; LabraundaII, i, p. 21; Thompson,p. 459; Baur,"MegarianBowls in Yale University,"p. 236, under no.
199.
92
See also Agora V, G 45.
93
TarsusI, pp. 191-196.
94
P 597 and P 3388: Thompson D 41 and E 85.
95Cited in Weinberg, "Hellenistic Glass Vessels," p. 388.
OTHER TYPES OF MOLDMADE BOWLS
37
the periodof manufacture

of longPlainbowlsareabouttwiceas numerousasjeweledones throughout
There
evidence
bowls.
is
no
to
indicate
that
later
the
than
petal
jewelingbeginsappreciably
plaindecoration; both types are currentin the third quarterof the 2nd century.
WORKSHOPOF APOLLODOROS
Since most of the decorationof the long-petalbowlsis very simpleand handdrawn,it is difficultto
distinguishbetweenthe productsof differentshops.However,the practiceof signingbowlsbecamemore
with
popularin the secondhalfof the 2ndcenturyandwe can,by combiningthe evidenceof the signatures
the less reliableindicationsof stamps,build up a groupof bowls belongingto one shop.
Fourbowls,threeof which(335,338, 339)are includedin the Catalogue,are signedby Apollodoros,
whosenamealsooccursat Delos.96One (338)hasa doublesix-petaledrosetteand,betweenthe longpetals
of the wall,carefullines of jewelingtoppedby lotusbuds;thereis a dot in the centerof eachtinycircleof
the jeweling.One or more of these motifs,apparentlymade by the same stamps,occuron threemore
bowls,whichmaythereforebe assignedto the shopof Apollodorosalthoughtheyare not signed.Twoof
these are jeweled long-petalbowls (340, 341) and one is imbricate(35).
Thuswe canassociatefragmentsof sevenbowlswiththe Workshopof Apollodoros.Fromourevidence
it seems that long-petalbowls were the most commonoutputof the shop and thatjeweledbowlswere
preferredto plain ones. The rims are almost alwayssimple horizontalridges.
Twoof the bowlscomefromSullandestruction
debris,one froma lateHellenisticdeposit,andone from
a dumpof Sullandebristhatwasnot depositeduntilaround50. It seemsthenthatApollodoroswasactive
in the early1st centuryB.C. It is interestingthatthese are amongthe finestof the long-petalbowls,with
regularlyspaced,oftenwell shapedpetals.This indicatesthat qualitydid not necessarilydeclinewith the
passageof time.
BOWLS
ATTRIBUTED
TO THEWORKSHOP
OF APOLLODOROS
35
Imbricate:
Long-petal:
335,338-341
OTHERTYPESOF MOLDMADEBOWLS
TheAgoracollectionpreservesexamplesof fourothersystemsof decorationon moldmadebowls,all of
themlinearin nature.Theyarethe lotus-corolla
bowls,decoratedwitha simplifiedcalyx;concentric-semicirclebowls,embellishedwithconcentriccirclesandsemicircles;net-pattern
bowlscoveredwithpolygonal
networks;and daisy bowls, decoratedwith interlockingdaisiesor stars.
LOTUS-COROLLA
BOWLS
(359-363; Pls. 64, 65, 96)
corollaof
Fragmentsof six bowls(fourin the Catalogue)and one mold decoratedwitha hand-drawn
lotus petals have been found in the Agora.Edwardslabeled similarbowls from Corinth"linear-leaf
this name,however,does not seem appropriate,
sincethe motifsconcernedarealmostcertainly
bowls";97
petalsratherthanleaves.Sincethe decorationresemblesa lotusflowerin bloom,heretheyarecalledlotuscorollabowls.
The decorativeschemeof the wallsconsistsof a row of large,stylized,overlappinglotus petalswith
stronglyaccentuated,sometimesjeweled or hatched,centralribs, forminga simple corolla.The area
96
Courby, p. 331. The fourth bowl is Agora P 20002.

97See CorinthVII, iii, pp. 184-185, nos. 933-937.
38
THE AGORA MATERIAL
betweenthe tips of the petalsmaybe filledwithimbricateleavesor petals(360,362,363),a featurewhich

does not appearon the much simpler,Corinthianlinear-leafbowls.The only medallionpreservedis a
rosette(361).The bowlswere often signedbut no completesignaturesare preserved.We have only the
letters ]NO[ (359), ]C[ (362), and ]PAT[. . . ]Y[ (360). For discussion of these signaturessee pp. 40, 41.
in Athens,98
andthe clayandglazeof
The mold363provesthatbowlsof thisdesignweremanufactured
our examplesdo not falloutsidethe Atticrange.Forthesereasons359-363havebeen includedwithAttic
bowlsin the Catalogue.Fragmentswithsimilardecoration,however,occurat Delos,99wheretheybearthe
signatureof the potterAriston.Thissignature,whichcouldbe restored,thoughwithlittleassurance,on 359
and362,alsoappearson a moldedguttusfromthe Agora(410),whichis decoratedwitha combinationof
lotuspetals,semicircles,andimbrication.
Althoughthe guttusseemsfromits fabricto be an import,there
wasan AthenianpotternamedAriston;his signatureis foundon lampsof the late2nd andearly1stcentulinearbowlsfoundin the Agora.Corinthian
Thisdateagreeswiththe contextsof the lotus-corolla
ries.100
before146,andEdwardsnotesa fragmentof an Atticbowl
leaf bowls,however,werebeingmanufactured
of lotus-corolla
Manufacture
of this designfoundin Corinthand thus also perhapsdatingbefore146.101
bowlsmay thereforehave begunas earlyas 150 in Athensand continuedinto the early1st centuryB.C.
BOWLS
(400-402, 410, Pls. 68,
69, 89)
or "Macedonian"
Threeimportedbowlsand a guttus(possiblyimported)of the concentric-semicircle
type havebeen includedin the Catalogue.The decorationconsistsof concentricsemicircles,sometimes
witha whirligigin the center.Thecirclesmaybe outlined(401)or surrounded
by knobs(400)or imbricate
leaves(402,410).Thisclassof decorationis closelyrelatedto the lotus-corolla
typeand on two examples
semicirclesand lotus petals appeartogether(402, 410).
Variousoriginshavebeenpositedforthisdecorativescheme.Zahnfirstderivedit frompaintedgarlands
thatoccurcommonlyon West Slope ware,whileThompsonsuggestedthatit was inspiredby ProtogeoIt
metricpots fromgravesdisturbedduringthe courseof Hellenisticbuildingoperationsin the Agora.'02
was long ago noticed, however,that the design resemblesthat of the traditionalMacedonianshield,
P. Callaghan
althoughthereis no reasonto believethatthe bowlsthemselvesoriginatedin Macedonia.103
has arguedconvincinglythatthey were in factintroducedby Corinthianpotters,taklngtheirinspiration
fromMacedonianshieldscapturedby Achaianforcesin a successfulcampaignagainstAndriskosin 150.104
hintsofferedby excavation.ConcentricA dateslightlyafter150 wouldagreewiththe few chronological
andin the buildingfillof the Stoaof Attalosat Athens(401),andmust
semicirclebowlsoccurat Corinth105
in E 14:1.
thereforehavebeen in use before146.The fragment400 is probablypartof a late disturbance
The factthatit was possiblefora new typeto be introduced,exported,and copiedelsewherein the short
periodbetween150 and the destructionof Corinthin 146 showshow quicklynew ideasand stylescould
spreadthroughthe Hellenisticworld.The type probablycontinuedin use in Athensuntil the early1st
century,for whole examplesare foundin contextsof the late 2nd and early1st centuries(410;P 3382:
ThompsonE 78).
98See also a mold found duringthe excavationof an ancient industrialareaat 4 Otho Street in Athens (Andreiomenou,<<'066q
"00oevoq 4?>,p. 80, pl. 84).
99Courby,pl. 9:e, f. A number of bowls of this type found in the Kerameikoswere published by Schwabacheras bowls of the
Workshop of Ariston (Schwabacher,p. 222, pl. 9:1-8).
100
Agora IV, nos. 686, 688, 689, 850, 851; Thompson, E 106; KerameikosXI, pp. 163-165.
101
CorinthVII, iii, pp. 184-185.
102
Zahn, "Tongeschirr,"pp. 406407, nos. 34, 35, and "HellenistischeReliefgefasse,"p. 67, no. 24; Thompson, pp. 442-444.
103
Zahn, "MakedonischerSchild, makedonischerBecher," pp. 49-51; LabraundaII, i, p. 22.
104
P. J. Callaghan,"MacedonianShields, 'Shield Bowls' and Corinth: A Fixed Point in Hellenistic Ceramic Chronology?"
Athens Annals of Archaeology11, 1978, pp. 53-60.
105 CorinthVII, iii, pp. 182-184.
OTHER TYPES OF MOLDMADE POTTERY
39
The fourexamplesin the Catalogueseem fromtheirshapesandfabricsto be imports;theydiffersufficientlyfrom one anotherto suggestthat they were importedfrom differentplaces.
NET-PATTERN
BOWLS
(403, 404; Pls. 69, 89, 97)
The Agoracollectioncontainsonly a few examplesof this unusualformof decoration,wherebythe

bowl is coveredwith a networkof lines formingpolygons(403).Possiblyit was inventedin imitationof
tortoiseshell.Thisdecorativesystemoccursat othersitesas well.106Althoughthe contextof 403is late(first
if thistypeoccurredearlyin the historyof the moldquarterof the 1stcentury),it wouldnot be surprising
madebowl,sinceblack-glazed
bowlsdecoratedwithan incisedpolygonalnetworkhavebeen
hemispherical
discoveredin 3rd-century
contextsin the Agora.107Edwardsdatesthe net-pattern
bowlsof Corinthas early
as 160 and believesthey werepopularuntil cac 120 in Athens.108Partsof two similarbowlsof Athenian
manufactureappearin Thompson'sGroupD, so they were surelybeing producedby caC140.109
On our examplethe polygonalnetworkof pentagonsand hexagonsis combinedwith pendentsemicirclesandimbrication,suchas arefoundon concentric-semicircle
bowls.The soft,verymicaceousfabric
seems not to be Attic.
Anotherfragmentfroma lst-centurycontext(404)is coveredwitha simplernetworkof lines forming
diamonds;it, too, appearsto be imported.
DAISYBOWLS
(364; P1. 65)
Thesebowls,too, havea net pattern,this time formedby interconnecting

starsor flowerswithpointed
leaveswhichresembledaisies.A fewfragmentsof suchbowlshavebeenfoundin the Agora,andtwocome
The Agorafragment,whichis probablyAttic,comes
fromthe Kerameikos,
one bearingthe letters]TO[.110
context,but thereis not enoughevidenceto drawanyconclusionsaboutthe date
froma Sullandestruction
of this type of bowl.
OTHERTYPESOF MOLDMADEPO1TERY
(406-410;Pls. 69-71, 89-91, 97)
Potterssometimesused bowlmoldsto makemore elaboratepots. A moldmadehemispherewas produced,as fora bowl,but the pot wascompletedwithwheelmadesections(neck,shoulder,lip or foot)and
handles.Thesewerecertainlynoveltyitems,foronlyabouttwentyexampleshavebeenfoundin the Agora.
Any type of decoration, imbricate, floral, figured, long-petal, or concentric-semicircle,was considered
kraters(408), footed bowls
amphorases
(406),
amphoras(407)(408),
(406(407),
appropriate.The shapes producedincluded small choes
(409),andgutti(410),althoughthe guttusillustratedmaybe an import.In manycasesthesepotswerealso

decoratedon the shoulder,neck,or interiorwith elaboratepatternspaintedin the WestSlopetechnique,
usingwhitepaintanddiluteclay.Suchpotsweremadefromat leastthe early2ndcenturydownto the midfootedbowl 409 must be one of the latestmoldedbowlsfromthe Agora.
1st century;the green-glazed
106
Labraunda II, i, no. 155, p. 65, pl. 11; CorinthVII, iii, nos. 908-920; TarsusI, no. 180, pp. 224-225, fig. 131; Zahn, "Hellenistische Reliefgefasse,"pp. 64-67, nos. 25, 26. The decorationalso appearson a glass bowl from Gordion (Von Saldem, "Glass
Finds at Gordion,"pp. 45-46, fig. 31).
107 P
16222 from lower fill of N 21:4; Thompson, pp. 381-383, under D 38.
108CorinthVII, iii, pp. 179-180.
109P 598 and P 4086: Thompson D 38 and D 51.
110Schwabacher, pl. 9:9, 10.
40
THE AGORA MATERIAL

INSCRIPTIONS
SIGNATURES
(Pis.
95-97)
Most of the inscriptionsthatappearon moldmadebowls are signaturesof pottersor, perhapsmore

of shops.The singlepossibleexceptionis discussedbelow(s.v.AYOZ).Thegenitive
correctly,designations
on the bowl.
of the namewas inscribedin the mold,so thatthe lettersappearin relief,usuallyretrograde,
Therewasno standardpracticeforthe orientation
of the nameon earlierbowls;on 282and283the nameis
upsidedown,on 83 and168it runsfrombottomto top,andon 154it is at an angle.Onlong-petalbowlsthe
name is inscribedwithin a single petal and runs from bottom to top.
arerareon the earlierAthenianbowls.Therearenoneon pine-coneor imbricatebowls,one
Signatures
and four on figuredbowls (154, 168 - BiUvoq;282 - KaAAi[.. .];
on a floralmold (83 - 'H(paiorT[ivoq]),
283 - [... .]Tp&)vo[(]).There is also a partly legible signatureon a figured bowl imported from Corinth
(382
[.ca 4.]KpaTIQ).
Pottersbeganto sign both bowlsand lampsmore regularlyin the secondhalfof the 2nd centurybut
Twonames,one of themillegible,appearon long-petal
wereby no meanscommon.111
eventhensignatures
concentric331 - ?). On bowlsof the lotus-corolla,
339
in
the
bowls
AnoAAo56pou;
Agora(335,338,
semicircle,andnet-pattern
typesthe signatureis oftena prominentfeatureof the decoration(359,360,362,
403,410).The namerunsaroundthe bowl,rightside up, eitherfromleft to right(360,410)or retrograde
(403).Thelettersareusuallylargeandeasilylegible.Twovessels,probablybothimports,havemoreor less
410 - Apio[T(rVO;]).
Onlypartsof threeothersignatureson
completesignatures(403 - AnoAAx)v[i]6ou;
bowls of this sort are preserved(359, 360, 362).
- Partof the genitiveof the nameAnoAA65o5pog
appearson 335and338.It canbe restored
AnoAAo56pou
with confidencefroma completesignatureon a long-petalbowl froma Hellenisticand Romancontext
Thispotter
fragment(P 20002)andon a bowlfromDelos.112
(339).It also occurson a smalluncatalogued
workedin the late2nd or early1stcenturyin Athens.A numberof unsignedbowlscanbe associatedwith
his atelier(see p. 37).
- The signatureof the potterAnoAAWvi5ng
appearsin the genitiveon 403, a bowl with
AnoAAWv[i]6ou
it withinthe firstquarterof the 1st century
dates
the
of
bowl
The
context
decoration.
polygonalnetwork
the shapeand stampssuggest
B.C. Althoughthe samenameappearson Attic lampsof the 1stcentury,113
that the bowl was imported.
- This signature,whichcan be restoredas the genitiveof Apiomav,
appearson the molded
Apko[Tr)voq]
guttus410,whichis probablyimported.The nameis knownin Athensfroma similarvase foundon the
It alsooccursin
west slopeof the AcropolisandfromAtticlampsof the late2ndandearly1stcenturies.114
the
same
were
these
all
that
Delos and Taranto.115
man, a great
examples
signedby
Courbyconcluded
tradein lamps,bowls,terracottafigurines,and theirmolds.Contexts
with an international
entrepreneur
indicatethat the Agora examplewas made in the late 2nd or early 1st century.
Bkivoc- Thesignatureof Biwvappearstwiceon idyllicbowlsfroma largeAthenianworkshopwhichfunctionedduringthe last quarterof the 3rdcenturyand the firstquarterof the 2nd century(154,168;see pp.
26-27).
II Agora IV, p. 4; KerameikosXI, pp. 149-153.
112
Courby, p. 331.
113
Agora IV, nos. 698, 699, 702, 719, 843-846; KerameikosXI, p. 162.
For lamps see AgoraIV, nos. 686, 688, 689, 850, 851; Thompson, E 106; KerameikosXI, pp. 163-165. For the guttus see
Watzinger,pp. 69-70, no. 5, where the name is given as AIQNOE;the additionof handle and spout have obscuredthe letters P and
ET, and the name should be restored A[p]i[oT]A)vo;.
114
115Courby, pp. 365-366.
INSCRIPTIONS
41
AYOC- Thiscompletefour-letter
inscriptionappearsin the petalof a long-petalbowl(321).If the letters
as EOYEor EOYZ.If readfromleftto
as
on
other
areretrograde,
long-petalbowls,theymaybe transcribed
as AYOC.None of thesepossibilitiesis eitherthe genitiveor the nominative
righttheymaybe interpreted
of any knownname.It is possiblethatthe firstthreelettersareto be readas a number(6uo) andthatthe
fourthletter is an abbreviationof a measurement.The capacityof the bowl is 704 cc.
It
- This may be restoredas the genitiveof the commonGreekname 'HqpalorioTv.16
'H(paioT[i)voq]
appearson 83, a moldfora floralbowlfromthe MiddleStoabuildingfill.By contextit mustdateno later
thanthe seconddecadeof the 2nd century.ThisHephaistionis thereforeprobablynot the samemanwho
signed lamps of the second half of the 2nd century.117
. .] - The beginningof a nameis preservedon 282,a figuredfragmentfromthe buildingfill of the
KaAAi[.
MiddleStoa.Thefragmenthasnot beenconnectedwitha workshopandno potterwhosenamebeginswith
these lettersis known.The man must have been active in the late 3rd or early2nd century.
[.. .]KpaTIo- Theseletters,whichappearwithina raisedlozengeon a figuredbowlfromCorinth(382),are
but not in relief;they may havebeen stampeddirectlyonto the
only barelylegible.Theyare retrograde
bowl.
[. . .]vo[. . .] (359)
[. . .]paT[. . .]u[. . .] or [. . .]u[. . .]aT[. . .] (360)
[ . ..][. . .] (362)
These three fragmentary

signaturesappearon bowls of the lotus-corollatype, with one or two letters
in eachpetal.No restoration
of the namesis possible,although359and362mightbe productsof
appearing
Ariston,who made bowlsof this type.Thereis no reasonto believethatthese fragmentsare not Attic.
[.. .]TpCvO[g]- A fragmentof a figuredbowl (283) from the buildingfill of the Middle Stoa preservespart
of an otherwiseunknownartist'sname.The only otherfragmentfromthe same shop is P 4024, a small

piece fromThompson'sGroupC.118This man, too, was activein the late 3rd and early2nd centuries.
ON MOLDS(P1. 95)
MONOGRAMS
Monogramssometimesappearon the bottomsof moldsforbowls,justas theyappearon the bottomsof

Theseletterswerenot signatures
moldsforlampsand on the outsidesof moldsfor terracotta
figurines.119
but had some unknownfunctionconnectedwith the processof dryingor firingthe molds.In one case a
gameresemblingtic-tac-toeseemsto havebeenplayedon the baseof the mold(299).Thebottomhasbeen
Overthisa X, which
andan 0 has been incisedin one quadrant.
dividedby faintlines intofourquadrants
does not respectthe quadrants,has been firmlyinscribed.
The preservedmonogramsare
on the lowerwallof a mold fora pine-cone-scale
A (12):
bowl,probablydatingto the late 3rd
century.
M or E (301):on the bottomof a mold for a figuredbowl,probablyof the secondquarterof the 2nd
century.This is the name piece of the M MonogramClass (see p. 29).
116
117
118
Agora IV, pp. 162-163, note 145.

Ibid., nos. 638, 862, 863; KerameikosXI, pp. 166-168.
Thompson C 44.
119On molds for lamps see Agora IV, no. 633; on molds for figurines see D. Burr [Thompson],"The TerracottaFigurines,"
Hesperia 2, 1933, pp. 185-186 (T 30, T 53); T 122, T 145.
THE AGORA MATERIAL
42
EN (307):
X (299):
on the bottomof a moldfora jeweledbowl,andalso on a moldfromthe Pnyx.120The

mold may date in the first half of the 2nd century.
on the bottom of a mold for an imbricateor figuredbowl probablymade in the
Workshopof Bion and datingno later than the first quarterof the 2nd century.
IMPORTEDBOWLS
(365-404,410; Pls. 65-69, 87-89, 97)
It is notalwayspossibleto distinguishbetweenimportedbowlsandnativeAthenianproducts.Thereis a
temptationto labelas importedanybowlwhosedecorationdeviatesfromthe usualAttictypes.In separating out the imports,three criteriahave been used: shape, fabric,and decoration.
the shapeof the rim,is the most usefulindicator,sinceAtticrims(exceptthoseof
Shape,particularly
pine-conebowls;see p. 16) are straightor evertedand almostneverangularin profile.Bowlsof several
othercentersof production,notablythe bowlsfromIonianworkshopsfoundon Delos,haveincurvedrims
(365,377,391,392,397,398,402).On otherimportsthe rim,thougheverted,is angular(374).Theabsence
of a scrapedgroovebelowthe lip may also be the markof an import(366,379,382,403).Unfortunately,
sincewe are dealingwithfragments,oftennot enoughis preservedto givea clearidea of the shapeof the
bowl.
The fabricis sometimesstrikinglynon-Attic.The pale fabrics(370,371, 382,383, 389,390) cannotbe
In some cases
Attic;possiblysome of them are Corinthian.Bowlsmade of grayclayare problematical.
shapeor decorationconfirmsthattheyareimports(365,372,385,396);butAtticfabricmayturngraywhen
misfired(e.g.234),and so some bowlsof this fabricmaybe Attic(369,410).In a few casesthe absenceof
micaindicatesthata fragmentis imported,forAtticclayis slightlymicaceous(368,377,390,391,393,395).
Often,however,the fabricof an importedpieceis visuallyindistinguishable
(by color,textureor inclusions)
from Attic clay.
Decorationcan sometimesbe a decisivefactor.If a piece has numerousparallelsamongproductsof
anothercenter,clearlyit must be imported.Unfortunately,
althoughseveralvolumeson moldmadebowls
have appearedrecently,largecollectionsremainunpublished,and so comparanda
are not easilyfound.
Some pieces have been includedamongthe importssimplybecausethey do not findparallelsin Attica
(369, 376, 380, 404).
Fragmentsof aboutfortyimportedbowls have been foundin the Agora.Bowls seem to have been
importedfromthe 3rdcenturyon butimportsaremorecommonafter150.It is interestingto notethatone
a fact
of thesefragments(375)wasmadein the samemoldas P 3377,a bowlfromThompson'sGroupE,121
which suggeststhat the mold itself may have been importedto Athens.
It is impossibleto locatethe originsof most of the imports.The pale clayof 370,371and382 suggests
A largenumberof fragmentsfindparallelsat Delos (365,367,377,384,391,392,
thattheyareCorinthian.
little
this
is
of
but
398,401),
help since the "Delian"bowlsare believedto havebeen importedto Delos
centerson the westcoastof AsiaMinor.122Thegreatamountof tradecarriedon in
fromas yetundesignated
the Hellenisticperiodmakesit uncertainwhetherthe bowls foundon any site were producedthereor
elsewhere,unlessa largenumberof moldsarefoundon the siteas well.Someof the importedfragmentsin
andTarsus,
the Agorafindparallelsat suchsitesas Antioch,Hama,Samaria,Kyme,Pergamon,Labraunda,
Anatolia
in
or
from
somewhere
andso probablycome
Syria
(372,373,378,379,381,383,385,388,391,400,
403).
120
Pnyx, no. 93.
E 79.
122 Laumonier, "Bols hellenistiques a reliefs," p. 254; Delos XXXI, pp. 1-3.
121 Thompson
IMPORTED BOWLS
43
moldmade
ADDENDUM:G. Siebert'smeticulousstudyof Peloponnesianworkshopsthatmanufactured
bowlsappearedwhen this volumewas all but in the handsof the printer,and it has not been possibleto
of his workforthe Athenianmaterial.A superficial
investigatethe implications
however,indiexamination,
there
is a closerelationship
betweensomeAthenianbowlsandproductsof the Argiveworkshop
catesthat
designatedby the monogram g.123 Althoughone cannotbe surewithoutcarefulexaminationof the bowls
themselves,it is possiblethata few of the piecesclassifiedin the presentvolumeas Atticarein factArgive
imports.
123
Siebert, Recherchessur les ateliers, pp. 50-63, pls. 22, 23, 76.
CATALOGUE
INTRODUCTION
TERMINOLOGYAND CONVENTIONS
In the Catalogueentriesthe bowlsaredescribedfrombottomto top. The elementsof the rimpattern,

however,are describedfromtop to bottom,withsemicolonsbetweenthe registers.Sceneson the wallare
describedfromleft to rightunlessotherwiseindicated.For the partsof the bowland conventionalnames
for floralelementssee pp. 3-4 and Plate 94.
The followingabbreviations
and notationshavebeen used:
H.: height
Diam.:diameter
p. H., p. Diam.:preservedheight,preserveddiameter
est. H., est. Diam.:estimatedheight,estimateddiameter
L.: length
max.p. dim.:maximumpreserveddimension
ext.: exterior
int.:interior
restored:missingpartsof bowlrestoredin plaster
are in metersunlessotherwiseindicated.
All measurements
Some featuresoccur almost withoutfail on bowls of Attic manufacture.The medallionis most

commonlysurrounded
by tworidgeswitha scrapedgroovebetweenthem.The elementsof the rimpattern
are separatedby slightridges.Thereis a scrapedgrooveimmediatelybelowthe lip. Onlydeviationsfrom
theserecurring
featuresaredescribed.Onlythe clayof importedpiecesis describedin the entries;the color
code refersto MunsellSoil ColorCharts,Baltimore1975.For a descriptionof Attic clay see p. 14. A
Munsellreadinghas also been given for the glaze of some importedpieces.
Referencesto any previouspublicationof the object are given after the dimensions.
DATESANDCONTEXTS
Becausethe bowls were made in molds,and the same mold couldproducemanyvirtuallyidentical

bowls over a numberof years,it is not possible,or perhapseven significant,to assignan exactdate of
manufacture
to anyindividualbowl.The dateswhichappearat the end of eachCatalogueentry,therefore,
an
of the time spanduringwhichsucha bowlcouldhavebeenmade.Thesedates
represent approximation
arederivedfromthe contextof the bowlandfromcomparisonwithotherbowlsfromdatablecontexts.The
the lower limit is usuallyprovidedby the context.
upperlimit is usuallyderivedfrom comparanda;
The wearof the bowlor of the moldin whichit wasmadehasnot been takenintoaccountin assigning
these dates.Wearis difficultto assessand impossibleto quantify(see pp. 32-33). It is not alwaysclear
whetherthe conditionof the bowlis the resultof a wornmold(e.g.187),of wornstamps,of stampsapplied
thick coat of glaze (e.g. 88). It is not knownhow long it
to the mold too lightly,or of a particularly
It
is
worn.
tookfora moldto become
obvious,however,thatbowlsmadein wornmoldscannotdateat the
beginningof the periodduringwhichbowlsof thattypewereproduced.In caseswherethe degreeof mold
PINE-CONE BOWLS
45
wearappearsto be significant,the note "wornmold"appearsafterthe dates,indicatingthatthisparticular

bowlprobablydateslate in the suggestedspan;its mold brother,if madein a freshmold,coulddatenear
the beginningof the span. No attempthas been made to assign dates to importedbowls.
The provenanceof the bowlis includedin eachCatalogueentry.In most casesthis is a referenceto a
closed Hellenisticdeposit;detailsabout the datesand contentsof these depositsmay be foundin the
DepositSummaries.Forthosebowlswhichwerenot foundin closeddeposits,provenanceis indicatedby
coordinatesof the Agoragrid,precededby the word"Area"and followedby the approximatedateof its
context,where known.
THE CATALOGUE
PINE-CONEBOWLS
(1-9)
1 (P 18686) Bowl with satyr-maskfeet

PI. 1
H. 0.118; Diam. 0.162.
Half restored,includingmedallion and two feet.
One molded satyr-mask foot remains. Nearly
hemispherical body covered with pine-cone scales.
Inturned rim. Lustrous black glaze; miltos. Cf. Schwabacher,pl. 8:1-3.
M 21:1
Ca. 225-200
2 (P 28440) Bowl with shell feet
P1. 1
H. 0.114; Diam. 0.137.
Large fragmentsmissing; restored.
Medallion:eight-petaledrosette surroundedby scraped
grooveand two ridges.At edge of medallionthree molded
shell feet. Body: pine-cone scales. Slightly intumed rim
with four grooves, one scraped, the others glazed. Dull
black glaze; miltos. The same rosette appearson a floral
bowl (P 22195) from a context of the first half of the 2nd
century.
P 20:2
Ca 225-200
Pls. 1, 92
3 (P 19705) Pine-cone bowl
H. 0.084; est. Diam. 0.115.
Full profilepreserved;three quartersof bowl restored.
Medallion: eight-petaled rosette with rays between
petals, surrounded by two ridges. Parabolicallyshaped
bowl coveredwith pine-conescales.Two ridgesbelow rim,
no scrapedgroove. Lustrous black glaze, peeling.
P 10:2
Ca 225-200
PI. 1
4 (P 4879) Pine-cone bowl
Max. p. dim. 0.085.
Medallion and one fourth of lower body.
Medallion: small eight-petaledrosette surroundedby
two ridges. Body: pine-cone scales. Dull orange glaze
outside, mostly missing; greenish black glaze inside.
H 6:4
Ca 225-200
5 (P 20965)Medallion
P. H. 0.033;max.p. dim.0.087.
P1.1
Medallion and one third of lower body.

Medallion: slave mask surrounded by rays and two
ridges. Body: pine-cone scales. Dull grayishbrown glaze,
mostly missing.
Q 8-9
Ca 225-200
6 (P 20938) Medallion
P1. 1
Max. p. dim. 0.073.
Half of medallion and one fourth of lower wall.
Medallion: rosette(?) surrounded by two scraped
grooveswith slightlyraisedringfoot between them. Wall:
pine-cone scales. Metallic black glaze; miltos.
Q 8-9
Ca. 225-200
P1.2
P. H. 0.044; max. p. dim. 0.114.
Lower part of bowl.
Medallion:double four-petaledrosette surroundedby
three ridges, the outermost scraped. Wall: pine-cone
scales. Flattened bottom. Lustrousblackglaze. The same
medallion occurs on 299, and on a floral bowl (P 22940)
from South Stoa II buildingfill (M-N 15:1). Workshopof
Bion?
Area L 20 (3rd-centurycontext)
Ca 225-200
8 (P 17029) Fragmentsof rim
P. H. 0.067; est. Diam. 0.205.
Pls. 2, 73
aboutonefourthof diameter
Twofragments
preserving
of bowl.
Wall: pine-cone scales. Rim: alternatingrosettes and
leaves; double spirals; ovolo between beading. Sharply
profiledlip. Dull black glaze; miltos.
B 20:2 cistern fill
Ca. 225-200
9 (P 20942) Imbricateand pine-cone bowl
P. H. 0.045.
Fragmentof wall.
Pls. 2, 94
46
CATALOGUE
P1.3
Lowerpartcoveredwithpine-conescales,upperpart 15 (P 18681)Lotuspetals
H. 0.083;est. Diam.0.145.
withimbricatepalmettes.Lustrousbrownglaze.
Mostof rimandupperbodyrestored.
Q 8-9
Medallion:
Ca 225-200
largeeight-petaledrosettesurroundedby
scrapedgroove.Calyx:rowof tinypointedleaves.Wall:
rowsof triangular
four
PINE-CONE
MOLDS(10-12)
petalswithpalmettesbetweentips
leaves
of
row.
Rim:
convexband.Dull red glaze
of
top
Pls. 2, 93
10 (P 19541)Pine-conemold
petals
below,blackaboveandinside.Thesametriangular
H. 0.075;Diam.0.075(int.),0.093(ext.).
occuron the figuredbowl186fromthe samecontext.
Fragmentsmissing.
M 21:1
Pine-conescales.No medallionorrimpattern.Possibly
Ca 225-175(wornmold)
directimpressionfrompinecone.Ringfoot.Rimbeveled
to outside.
AreaD 19 (Hellenisticcontext)
PI.3
16 (P 11433)Lotuspetalsandfronds
Ca 225-200
P. H. 0.047;est. Diam.0.14.
Fragmentof rim.
Pls. 2, 93
11 (P 18690)Rimof mold
with
Small,roundedlotuspetals,in toprowalternating
P. H. 0.062;est. Diam.0.09 (int.),0.10 (ext).
fronds.Lustrousblackglaze.Cf. Pnyx,no. 62, possibly
Halfof rim.
fromthesamemold,andnos.64-66,whichhavethesame
Pine-conescales.Slightlyincurvedrim,withgrooveon lotuspetals.
interior.Rimbeveledto outside.
E 5:2
M 21:1
Ca.225-200
Ca.225-200
Pls. 2, 95
12 (P 20255a-c) Moldfragmentswith
monogram
P. H. (a) 0.065;(b) 0.06;(c) 0.039.
Twofragmentsof rim(a, c), one of lowerbody(b).
Wall:pine-conescales.Rim:no pattern,flaton top.On
exteriorof fragmentb, a largeincisedA (see p. 41).
C 17:5
Ca 225-200
BowLS(13-39)
IMBRICATE
Pls. 3, 73
16bis(P 10747)Lotuspetalsandfronds
P. H. 0.026;est Diam.0.145.
Fragmentof rim.
Decorationsameas 16butpetalsaresmaller.Delicately
profiledlipwithscrapedgroovebelowrim.Mottledbrown
glazeonoutside;oninsideneatbandofbrownglazebelow
lip, thinglazelowerdown.
AreaQ-X 23-29 (modemcontext)
Ca 225-200
17 (P 20970)Lotuspetals
P1.3
P. H. 0.058.
Fragmentof rim.
restored.
and
of
half
of
Pointedlotus petals.Smoothrim. Dull blackglaze;
parts body
rim,
Bottom,
two
surrounded
Medallionprobablyplain,
by
ridges. miltos.Forthepetalscf.Pnyx,nos.61 and63.A fragment
Wall:threerowsof large,roundedlotuspetalswithfaint (P 17514)withthe samepetalswas foundin depositB
floraltendrilsbetweenthose in top row.Plainrim.Red 20:7.
pl.8:9;
glazeonlowerbody,blackabove.Cf.Schwabacher,
Q 8-9
Pnyx,no. 79, a moldfor sucha bowl.
D 17:5lowerfill
P1.3
18 (P 11528)Nymphaealotuspetals
P1.3
P. H. 0.09;est. Diam.0.15.
14 (P 19908)Nymphaealotuspetals
H. 0.075;Diam.0.125.
Medallion,three fourthsof body, and most of rim
restored.
Fragmentsof rimmissing.
Wall:roundedlotuspetals.Rim:dolphinsflankingleaf;
Medallion:doublenine-petaledrosettesurrounded
by
ridge.Wall:six rowsof roundedlotus petals.Rim:two pairsof doublespirals;
jeweling;cable;guilloche.Lustrous
on
black
no.
60.A similarbowl(P 17513),but
black
Cf.
Dull
below
no
glaze.
Pnyx,
glaze
lip.
groove
scraped
ridges,
A.
lowerbody,greenishabove.Cf.Schwabacher,
pl.8:4-6,8. withouta rimpattern,comesfromB 20:7.Workshop
E 5:2
D 17:4
Ca.225-175
Ca.225-200
13 (P 19884) Nymphaea lotus petals
P. H. 0.08; est. Diam. 0.155.
Pls. 3, 94
IMBRICATEBOWLS
PI. 4
19 (P 28099) Nymphaea lotus petals and
ribbed leaves
H. 0.083; Diam. 0.143.
Small parts restored.
Medallion: small eight-petaledrosette within beading,
surroundedby alternatinglozenges and ribbedleaves, all
within deep groove. Calyx: two rows of small ferns. Wall:
alternating rows of rounded lotus petals and rounded
ribbed leaves. Rim: alternating swans and dolphins;
running spiral; band of crosshatching and chevron
borderedby beading and cable. Dull black glaze; miltos.
Workshopof Bion?
F 17:4
Ca 225-175
Pls. 4, 98
20 (P 18679) Heart-shapedleaves
H. 0.088; Diam. 0.144.
Most of medallion, half of rim, and a third of wall
restored.
Medallion: Athena Parthenos surrounded by three
ridges.Calyx:one rowof pointedlotus petalsand two rows
of ferns. Wall: three rows of large heart-shapedleaves
springingfrom spirals.Rim: alternatingrosettes and boukrania;simplifiedguilloche.Brownishblackglaze;miltos.
Workshopof Bion. Hausmann'sWorkshop?
M 21:1
Ca 200
Pls. 4, 73, 94
21 (P 18682) Ferns
H. 0.087; est. Diam. 0.145.
Most of rim and medallion restored.
Medallion: eight small ferns arrangedin star pattern,
surrounded by ridge and beading with scraped groove
between them. Wall:five rows of overlappingferns. Rim:
pairs of double spirals crowned by leaves; beading;
pendent small ferns. Slightlymetallic black glaze; miltos.
Workshopof Bion.
M 21:1
Ca 225-175
P1.4
22 (P 28528) Triangularleaves
H. 0.075; Diam. 0.124.
Fragmentsmissing; restored.
Medallion: eight-petaled rosette with hatched petals,
surroundedby scrapedridgeand beading.Wall:triangular
leaves with interior hatching, struck in opposing pairs.
Rim: pairs of double spiralscrowned by leaves; hatched
ovolo bordered by beading above, ridge below. Metallic
gray-blackglaze. The mold whichproduced22 is 40; it and
anotherbowl (P 18683;Hesperia 17, 1948,p. 160,pl. 42:1)
from the same mold come from M 21:1. Workshopof
Bion.
P 21:4
Ca 225-175
47
P1.5
23 (P 28200) Lotus petals
P. H. 0.055.
Fragmentof lower wall.
Medallion: indistinct. Calyx: tiny, pointed ribbed
leaves. Wall:one rowof tall,thin lotus petals.Brownglaze;
miltos.
F 17:4
Ca 225-200
24 (P 11527) Small ferns
PI. 4
H. 0.069; est. Diam. 0.115.
Three fourths of body restored;full profile preserved.
Medallion: gorgoneion surroundedby beading. Wall:
imbricatesmallferns.Rim:pairsof doublespiralscrowned
by palmettes; simplified guilloche. Dull black glaze;
miltos.The same medallionoccursona fragmentof a floral
bowl (P 21044) from Middle Stoa building fill (H-K
12-14), on 214, and on clay discs which were used forjewelry (Agora X, C 24). For the guilloche cf. Schwabacher,
pl. 7:16. Workshopof Bion? Hausmann'sWorkshop?
E 5:2
Ca 200
Pls. 5, 94
P. H. 0.073; est. Diam. 0.14.
Rim and parts of wall restored.
Medallion: indistinct, surrounded by two ridges,
scrapedgroove, and ridge. Wall: 11 overlappingrows of
small ferns. Rim: pairs of double spirals crowned by
palmettes; simplified guilloche bordered by beading.
Metallic black glaze. For rim cf. 43. Workshopof Bion.
M 21:1
Ca 225-175
Pls. 5, 73, 94, 98
H. 0.09; Diam. 0.155.
Half of rim and fragmentsof wall missing.
Medallion:double rosette with four petals inside, eight
outside.Wall:14 rows of smallferns.Rim: dolphinsflanking palmettes;pairsof double spirals,set off frombody by
scrapedgroove.Lustrousblackglazeabove,reddishbrown
below; miltos. A bowl (P 26151) from the same mold was
found in M 18:10. WorkshopA.
Area H 14 (context of first half of 2nd century)
Ca 225-175
P1.5
H. 0.047; est. Diam. 0.08.
Five sixths restored.
Medallion: rosette with overlapping petals(?),
surrounded by scraped ridge. Wall: overlapping small
ferns,smallrosettesbetween tips in top row.Plain,slightly
offset rim with no scrapedgroove. Workshopof Bion?
H 12:1
Ca 225-175
48
CATALOGUE
PI. 5
P. H. 0.082; Diam. 0.156.
Medallion, much of lower body, and one third of rim
restored.
Wall: overlapping rows of small ferns. Rim: flowers
springingfrom tendrils; double spirals;scraped groove;
egg and dart. Dull black glaze; miltos. A fragment (P
19768) with a similar imbricatepattern comes from the
building fill of the Stoa of Attalos (P-R 6-12). M
MonogramClass?
Area C 7 (context unknown)
Ca 175-150
P1.5
P. H. 0.078; est. Diam. 0.15.
Over half restored.
Wall:overlappingrows of small ferns. Rim: three horizontal ridges with concave band between the two lower
ones. Lustrousblackglaze, mostly gone. Very pale brown
clay. Possibly imported.
N 19:1 upper fill
2nd century?
P1.6
P. H. 0.083; est. Diam. 0.15.
Fragmentof rim and upper body.
Wall:irregularrows of smallferns.Rim: pairsof double
spiralscrowned by leaves; simplifiedguilloche. Lustrous
black glaze; miltos.
M-N 15:1
Ca. 200-150
Pls. 6, 73
P. H. 0.075; est. Diam. 0.13.
Fragmentsof rim and upper body.
Wall:irregularoverlappingrows of small,pointed lotus
petals. Rim: horizontal ridges; egg and dart. Dull,
brownishgray glaze.
F 19:3
Ca. 200-86
P1.6
P. H. 0.072.
Rim and part of upper wall missing; wall partially
restored.
Medallion: double six-petaled rosette surroundedby
Pls. 5, 94 two ridges.Wall:nine rows of small,roundedlotus petals.
30 (P 11432) Palmettes
Rim: two horizontalridges with verticalstrokesbetween
P. H. 0.075; est. Diam. 0.12.
them. Lustrous red glaze. For medallion cf. 340, 341.
Four fifths restored,includingbottom.
Calyx:three rows of overlappingsmall ferns preserved. Workshopof Apollodoros.
Area N 6 (context of late 1st century B.C. to early 1st
Wall: three rows of palmettes, with row of ferns at top.
Rim: alternating rosettes and leaves; pairs of double century after Christ)
Ca. 100-86
spirals.Dull reddishglaze below, blackabove. Workshop
A.
36 (P 28300) Fronds
P1.6
E 5:2
H. 0.06; est. Diam. 0.105.
Ca 225-175 (worn mold)
One third of bowl; full profile preserved.
Medallion: indistinct, surroundedby scraped groove
Pls. 6, 94
31 (P 13687) Fronds
and ridge.Wall:rows of loosely spaced fronds.Plain rim.
H. 0.082; Diam. 0.142.
reddishbrownglaze, lustrousbrownishblackinside;
Dull
wall
restored.
Most of rim and part of
Medallion:doublefour-petaledrosette.Wall:eightrows miltos. Cf. 39.
Area Q 19 (Hellenistic and early Roman context)
of overlappingfronds,with fleurs-de-lisbetween tipsin top
Ca 225-200? (worn mold)
row. Rim: alternating rosettes and leaves(?); pairs of
double spirals;egg and dart.Dull red glaze below, brownP1.6
37 (P 22979) Acanthus leaves
ish black above; miltos? WorkshopA.
P. H. 0.078; est. Diam. 0.14.
G 5:3
One eighth of rim and upper body.
Ca 225-175
Wall: rows of acanthus leaves, not quite overlapping.
Pls. 6, 94, 98 Plain rim. Dull brownishblack glaze.
H-K 12-14 (disturbedportion of fill)
P. H. 0.051.
Ca 225-200
rim
wall
and
of
pattern.
Fragment
Wall: small acanthus leaves, barely overlapping.Rim:
P1.7
alternatingrosettesand bulls'heads.Lustrousblackglaze. 38 (P 26255) Scales
P. H. 0.038.
Same rim patternas 117, P 11435 from E 5:2, and P 9399
froman early2nd-centurycontext. For acanthussee calyx
Fragmentof wall.
of 192 and Schwabacher,pl. 7:16. Hausmann'sWorkshop.
Overlappinground scales. Metallic black glaze.
M 18:10
D 17:5 lower fill
Ca. 225-175
Ca 200
IMBRICATEMOLDS
P1.7
39 (P 20952) Shells
P. H. 0.052.
Fragmentof rim and upper wall.
Wall: three rows of cockle shells with a row of flowers
above. Plainrim.Dull reddishbrownglaze.A fragment(P
20371) produced by the same mold was found in a late
Roman context, and a similarfragment(not inventoried)
was foundin F 17:4.Foran importedpiece withshell decoration see 370.
Q 8-9
Ca 225-200
MOLDS(40-48)
IMBRICATE
40 (P 18688) Triangularleaves
PI. 7
H. 0.088; Diam. 0.13 (int.), 0.142 (ext.).
Hesperia 17, 1948, p. 160, pl. 42:1; AgoraXIV, p. 187,
pl. 94:e.
Half preserved.
Shape: flat raised base, rounded lip.
Mold for 22 (P 21:4) and for P 18683 (M 21:1).
Workshopof Bion.
M 21:1
Ca 225-175
49
44 (P 3157) Small fems

Pls. 7, 93
H. 0.089; est. Diam. 0.15 (int.), 0.165 (ext.).
Noted: Thompson, p. 451 and fig. 119.
Full profile, with about one eighth of mold preserved.
Shape: ring foot. Slightly flaring and thickened rim,
concave on top. Three grooves at mid-heighton exterior.
Medallion:gorgoneionwith porcineface, bulging eyes,
large simian nose, and flying hair; surrounded by two
grooves.Wall: 11 overlappingrows of ferns. Rim: egg and
dart.The same leaves appearon 26 and on P 26151 fromM
18:10. WorkshopA?
Area E 14-15 (context unknown)
Ca. 225-175
PI. 8
P. H. 0.077; est. Diam. 0.15 (int.), 0.17 (ext.).
Small section of rim and upper wall.
Shape:slightlyflaringrim,flaton top. Groovebelow rim
on exterior.
Wall: overlapping rows of small ferns. Rim: flowers
springing from tendrils; double spirals; simplified
guilloche. Flowersand tendrilsof rim similarto those on
productsof M MonogramClass.
A-B 19-20:1
Ca. 175-150

P1.7
46 (P 22153) Rounded ribbed leaves
Max. p. dim. 0.098.
Pls. 8, 93
Shape: rounded lip.
Shape: rim beveled and slightly flanged on exterior.
Calyx: three rows of ferns.Wall:two rows of triangular
Wall: top of one row of rounded ribbed leaves. Rim:
petals springingfrom beaded calyces,heartsbetween tips
of top row. Rim: pairs of double spirals crowned by inverted egg and dart over large double spirals.Cf. 127,
palmettes;simplifiedguilloche.Cf. 90 and 309. Workshop 157, 200. Class 1.
of Bion?
Area 0 12 (late Byzantine context)
Ca. 175-150
Area A-B 21 (context of 3rd and 2nd centuries)
Ca 225-175
47 (P 18689) Ferns
PI. 8
42 (P 20271) Lotus petal and fern
H. 0.088; Diam. 0.13 (int.), 0.14 (ext.).
PI. 7
Wall and rim fragmentsmissing.
P. H. 0.034.
wall
rim
of
and
lower
Shape: raised base, flat underneath.Flaringrim. Thin
pattern.
Fragment upper
Wall:pointedlotus petal and fern,with rosettebetween. walls.
Plain medallion surrounded by groove. Wall: widely
Rim: ovolo. Possibly produced a bowl from the Pnyx
spaced ferns, with groove below uppermostrow of ferns.
(Pnyx, no. 75). Workshopof Bion.
Rim: deep holes for coarse beading;cf. 48. Possiblya trial
M 21:1
Ca 225-175
piece or an apprentice'sfirst effort.
M 21:1
Ca. 200-175
PI. 7
48 (P 26152) Palmettes
Pls. 8, 93
One third of rim and one fourth of upper body.
H. 0.08; Diam. 0.115 (int.), 0.125 (ext.).
Shape: slightly flaringrim with rounded top.
Half preserved,with full profile.
Wall: overlappingrows of small ferns. Rim: pairs of
double spiralscrownedby palmettes;simplifiedguilloche
Shape:raisedbase with beveled edge, flaringrim. Thin
borderedby beading. For rim cf. 25. Workshopof Bion. walls.
Plain medallion surroundedby crescents and groove.
N 21:4 middle fill
Wall:rowsof widelyspacedpalmettes;at top a rowof oval
Ca. 225-175
50
CATALOGUE
P1.9
motifs.Carelesslymade.Rim:holes for coarsebeading; 52 (P 20267) Nymphaea caeruleapetals,
floral
tendrils
serrated
leaves,
broadgroove.Forbeadingcf.47.Possiblya trialpieceoran
H. 0.056;est. Diam.0.084.
firsteffort.
apprentice's
One fourthof bowl;fullprofilepreserved.
M 18:10
Medallion:eight-petaled
rosette.Wall:alternating
Ca 200-175
tall,
leaves,withfloraltendrils
pointedlotuspetalsandserrated
betweenthem. Rim:runningspiral;guilloche.Metallic
black glaze; miltos. Same deposit produced
greenish
BOWLS
FLORAL
(49-77)
anotherbowl(P 18676)fromsamemold.
M 21:1
Pls. 8, 73
49 (P 5813)Nymphaeacaeruleapetals,
Ca 225-175
serratedleaves,floraltendrils
H. 0.067;Diam.0.124.
53 (P 4577)Lotuspetals,serratedleaves,
P1.9
Partlyrestored.
tendrils
rosette
surrounded
Medallion:
by scraped
eight-petaled
Max.p. dim.0.088.
small,roundedribbed
grooveandridge.Calyx:alternating
Partof medallionand lowerwall.
leavesandferns.Wall:tall,pointedlotuspetalswithtops
Medallion:
frontalheadflankedby Erotes,surrounded
bendingalternatelyto rightand left alternatewith tall
and
rosettes
scrapedgroove.Calyx:tiny,roundedlotus
serratedleaves. Between them are tendrils bearing by
Wall:
panels of imbricate,roundedlotus petals
flowers:rosettes,star,lily, and lotus.Rim:beading;egg petals.
alternate
with
floral tendrilsflankingserratedleaves.
and dart;dolphinsleapingleft over runningspiralwith
Panels
divided
by talllotuspetal.Lustrousblackglaze.
dots beneath;guillocheborderedby cablesand scraped
AreaG 13 (Hellenisticcontext)
grooves.Lustrousblackglaze.A bowl(P 16221)fromthe
Ca 225-175
of
samemoldcomesfromN 21:4,lowerfill,anda fragment
anotherbowl(P 11436)fromthesamemoldcomesfromE
PI.9
5:2; a similarfragmentcomesfromthe Pnyx(Pnyx,no. 54 (P 16676)Lotuspetals,serratedleaves
P.
H.
0.04.
74).A glassbowlfromSyriahasa similarschemeof decoHalfof medallionandpartof wall,nearlyto rim.
Le tresorde Tarente,pls. 11, 12).
ration(Wuilleumier,
smallrosettesurrounded
Medallion:
by rowof pointed
E 14:1
then
all
withinscraped
by
leaves,
large
running
spiral,
Ca 225-200
Wall:
lotus
and
serrated
leaves.
petals
groove.
alternating
brownish
black
A
similar
bowl
glaze.
(P 21038)was
PI.8 Shiny
50 (P 27436)Rimfragment:flowersand
in
the
fill
found
of
the
Middle
Stoa
building
(H-K 12-14).
serratedleaf
Forthe medallioncf. Pnyx,nos. 63, 64.
P. H. 0.05.
L 19:2shaftfill
Fragmentof rim.
Ca 225-175
Wall:topof tallserratedleafwithflowerson eitherside.
Rim:indistincttraces;beading;egg anddart;alternating 55
Pls. 9, 74, 94
(P 28527) Nymphaea caerulea
lilies and palmettesfrom which growsa tendril,upon
petals,floraltendrils
whicha birdperches;pairsof doublespirals;guilloche
H. 0.09;Diam.0.164.
borderedbycablesandscrapedgrooves.Tanglaze;miltos.
Smallfragmentsmissing;restored.
Cf. 49.
Medallion:six-petaledrosettewithpalmettesbetween
H-K 12-14
byscrapedgroove.Calyx:singlerowof
petals,surrounded
Ca 225-200
smallferns.Wall:tall,pointedlotuspetalsalternatewith
tendrilsbearingrosettes,palmettes,fleurs-de-lis,palm
Pls. 9, 74
51 (P 19096) Nymphaea caeruleapetals,
flowers,stars.Rim: runningspiral;guilloche.Metallic
serratedleaves,floraltendrils
blackglaze;miltos.E 5:2 producedfragmentsof three
P. H. 0.09;est. Diam.0.15.
bowls(P 11428,P 11532,P 11532bis)fromthe samemold.
Threefourthsof body,includingbottom,restored.
Cf. Schwabacher,
pl. 8:14, 15.WorkshopA?
Calyx:smallbluntleaves.Wall:tall,pointedlotuspetals
P 21:4
alternatewiththinserratedleaves,whosetipsbendover.
Ca 225-175
Betweenthem tendrilsbearingrosettesand lilies.Rim:
PI. 9
runningspiralover guilloche.Dull blackglaze;miltos. 56 (P 28615) Nymphaea caeruleapetals,
not
as
delitendrils
49
50
but
to
and
floral
Verypalebrownclay.Similar
H. 0.104;Diam.0.17.
cate.
Threefourthsof rim and one fourthof upperbody
N 20:6
restored.
FLORALBOWLS
Medallion: eight(?)-petaled rosette surrounded by
scraped groove. Calyx: alternating palmettes and ivy
leaves. Wall: tall, pointed lotus petals alternatewith tendrils bearing palmettes, fleurs-de-lis,and other flowers.
Birds in field and seated on tendrils.Rim: Lesbian leaves
and palmettes; guilloche. Lustrous black glaze; miltos.
P21:4
Ca 225-175
57 (P 28590) Nymphaea lotus petals, ribbed
PI. 10
leaves, floral tendrils
H. 0.098; Diam. 0.15.
Half of rim and parts of wall restored.
Medallion: Athena Parthenos surrounded by ridge,
smallpointedleaves, scrapedridge,and cable.Calyx:a few
small ferns. Wall:alternatingtall lotus petals and shorter,
rounded ribbed leaves, with tendrils bearing lotus buds
between them. Slave masks in field above. Rim: inverted
ovolo outlined by beading;simplifiedguilloche bordered
by beading. Brownishblack glaze. Workshopof Bion?
P 21:4
Ca 225-175
58 (P 18674) Nymphaea lotus petals, floral
P1. 10
tendrils
H. 0.073; est. Diam. 0.12.
Half of rim and parts of body restored.
Medallion:eight-petaledrosette. Calyx: small rounded
leaves. Wall: tall, rounded lotus petals bending slightly
forward at top, alternating with tendrils bearing palm
flowers,rosettes,lotus buds,pods, and otherblooms. Rim:
running spiral; beading; egg and dart. Brownish black
glaze.A nearlyidenticalfragment(P 20932) comes fromQ
8-9. For lotus petal bending forwardsee 62 and 78. Cf.
Schwabacher,pl. 8:12, 13. WorkshopA?
M 21:1
Ca 225-175
59 (P 28543) Nymphaea lotus petals, date
P1. 10
stems, floral tendrils
H. 0.088; Diam. 0.165.
Hesperia 42, 1973, p. 154, pl. 33:a.
Large parts restored.
Medallion:eight-petaledrosettesurroundedbyjeweled
diamonds,all within scrapedgroove between ridges,then
band of alternatingswans and palmettes surroundedby
ridge.Calyx:one row of small ferns.Wall:tall lotus petals
alternatingwith spikyplants,possiblythe stems of the date
palm.Between them aretendrilsbearingrosettesand lotus
buds. Rim: alternating swans and palmettes; pairs of
double spirals;simplifiedguilloche borderedby beading.
Lustrousblackglaze; miltos. Cf. P 4099: ThompsonC 16.
Workshopof Bion?
P 21:4
Ca 225-175
51
60 (P 20332) Lotus petal, date stems, floral

PI. 10
tendril
P. H. 0.063.
Fragmentof wall.
Calyx:tracesof tips of smallferns.Wall:tendrilbetween
two spiky stems. Lotus petal at left. Rosettes in field. Dull
black glaze, metallic greenish black inside.
Q 8-9
Ca 225-175
61 (P 28616) Nymphaea lotus petals,
Pls. 10, 74
grapevines
P. H. 0.081; p. Diam. 0.135.
Rim and one fourth of upper body missing.
ridges, the middle one scraped. Calyx: one row of tiny
pointedleaves.Wall:talllotuspetalswithveins at top alternate with grapevines.Rim:pairsof double spiralscrowned
by palmettes; simplified guilloche borderedby beading.
Metallic grayishblack glaze; miltos. Workshopof Bion.
P 21:4
Ca 225-175
62 (P 18673) Nymphaea lotus
Pls. 10, 92, 94, 98
petals, grapevines
H. 0.095; Diam. 0.126.
Medallion: eight-petaled rosette. Calyx: one row of
smallferns.Wall:fourgroupsof three tall lotus petals, the
central one bending slightly forward,the flanking ones
bending towardscenter. These alternatewith grapevines.
Rim:alternatingrosettesandpalm flowers;pairsof double
spirals; simplified guilloche. Lustrous red glaze below,
black above. Note slightlyinturnedrim and ovoid shape.
Forlotus petals bendingforwardsee 58 and 78. Cf. 83 with
the same composition.For rim cf. 78. WorkshopA.
M 21:1
Ca 225-175
63 (P 21034) Lotus petals, grapevines
PI. 11
Est. H. 0.145; est. Diam. 0.25.
Non-joiningfragmentsof one thirdof upper body and
two thirds of lower body; restored.
Medallion: six-petaled rosette surrounded by trefoil
leaves and ribbedleaves.Wall:fouralternatinglotus petals
and grapevines.Rosettes, swans,flyingbirdsin field. Rim:
alternatingpalmettesand rosettes;pairsof double spirals;
alternating swans and rosettes; convex band between
scrapedgrooves.Metallicblackglaze,brownon medallion;
miltos. Fragmentsof similarbut smaller bowl (P 23299)
come from buildingfill of South Stoa II (M-N 15:1). The
largesize suggeststhat this may have been a mixing bowl.
Same medallion as 118 and 231. WorkshopA?
H-K 12-14
Ca 225-175
52
CATALOGUE
PI. 11 beading.Dullblackglazeoutside,browninside.Workshop
64 (P 14328)Lotuspetals,grapevines
of Bion.
H. 0.088;Diam.0.159.
F 17:4
Halfof rimandupperbodyrestored.
Ca 225-175
Medallion:gorgoneionsurrounded
by scrapedgroove
lotus
andridge.Calyx:rowof smallferns.Wall:alternating
P1.12
petalsand grapevines.Rim: doublespiralscrownedby 69 (P 26149)Grapevine
H. 0.073;Diam.0.125.
leaves;simplifiedguilloche.Dull brownishblackglaze;
Overhalfpreserved.
miltos.
Medallion:four trefoil leaves set in cross pattern,
E 15:4
surrounded
bytworidges,onescraped.Thisis surrounded
Ca 175-150
rosettesandtrefoilleaveswithin
by a bandof alternating
65 (P 24815)Lotuspetals,grapevines
PI. 11 beading.Calyx:rowof smallferns.Wall:one grapevine
Max.p. dim.0.075.
springsup, its tendrilsundulatinghorizontallyaround
Partof medallionand lowerwall.
bowl.Flyingbirdsin field.Rim:trefoilleaves;simplified
Medallion:preservedis a rowof smallpointedleaves guilloche;ovolo. Note parabolicshape.Dull brownish
surrounded
by grooveandridge.At edgeof medallion,a blackglaze;miltos.Forshape,trefoilleaves,andcomposimoldedshellfoot.Calyx:rowofsmallferns.Wall:alternat- tion of medallionand calyx,cf. 176.Hellenisticfaience
ing lotus petals and grapevines.Metallicblack glaze. bowls from Alexandriaand a gold-glassbowl from
Anotherpiece (P 21051)made in same mold foundin southernRussiahavesimilarshapeand horizontalvines
samecontext.
(Adriani,pls. 1-3).
H-K 12-14
M 18:10
Ca 225-200
Ca 225-175
66 (P 20205)Lotuspetal,grapevines
PI. 11
P. H. 0.065;est. Diam.0.18.
One sixthof rimandupperbody.
Wall:pointedlotus petal flankedby tendrilsbearing
grapeleaves.Rim:ovolo.Dull redglaze.
Q 8-9
Ca 225-175
67 (P 28587) Nymphaea caeruleapetals,
PI. 12
tendrils
H. 0.092;Diam.0.172.
Halfof rimandpartsof wallrestored.
rosettestampeddirectlyonto
bowl over roundedribbedleaves. Calyx:two rows of
imbricatesmallferns.Wall:tall,pointedlotuspetalsalternatewithstylizedplantwiththickspiraling
leaves,sprouting tendrilsand flowers.Rim:invertedovolo;simplified
guilloche.Metallicgrayishblackglaze;miltosin grooves
and smearedoverpartof medallion.Fora similarsilver
70 (P 18672)Grapevine
PI. 13
H. 0.085;Diam.0.143.
Partlyrestored.
Medallion:eightsmallfernsarrangedin starpattern.
Calyx:one to two rowsof smallferns.Wall:fourgrapevineswithswirling,elaboratetendrils.Rim:tendrils;band
of chevronsbetweenbeading.Metallicblackglazeabove,
dullred below.
M 21:1
Ca. 225-175
71 (P 25482)Ivy
PI. 12
P. H. 0.085;est. Diam.0.17.
One sixthof rimandupperbody.
Wall:registers,
dividedfromeachotherandfromrimby
ridgeand scrapedgroove.Of lowerregister,onlypartof
koremaskpreserved.Upperregister,a horizontalvine
with ivy leaves and small rosettes. Rim: alternating
invertedpalmflowersandlotusbuds.Metallicblackglaze;
bowl cf. Perniceand Winter,D er hildesheimerSilberfund, miltos.
AreaG-I 10-14 (contextunknown)
pls. 6, 7. Workshopof Bion?Hausmann'sWorkshop?
P 21:4
Ca 225-175
Ca. 200
68 (P 28101)Grapevinewithpine-conescales PI. 12
H. 0.095;est. Diam.0.165.
Abouthalfpreserved.
Medallion:Athena Parthenossurroundedby ridge,
ovolo,rosettes,scrapedgroove,andbeading.Lowerwall:
fiverowsofpine-conescales,toppedbyovoloborderedby
springup andundubeading.Upperwall:twograpevines
late horizontally
aroundbowl.Erotesand birdsin field.
Rim: pairs of double spiralscrownedby palmettes;
72 (P 28542)Fronds
Pls. 13, 74
H. 0.08;Diam.0.135.
Fragmentsmissing;restored.
hatchedeight-petaled
Medallion:
rosettesurrounded
by
and
one
of
ferns.
Wall:
row
scrapedridge beading.Calyx:
frondswith rosettesbetweentips.Rim:pairsof double
spiralscrownedbyleaves;beading;ovolo.Metallicgrayish
blackglaze.Workshopof Bion.
P 21:4
Ca. 225-175
FLORALMOLDS
Pls. 13, 94
73 (P 13686) Fronds
H. 0.094; est. Diam. 0.165.
Three fourths of rim and two thirds of body restored.
Medallion: gorgoneion surrounded by two ridges.
Calyx: four to five overlappingrows of small ferns. Wall:
large, jeweled fronds with rosettes between tips. Rim:
double spirals.Dull greenish blackglaze outside, lustrous
blackinside. For frondscf. 73bis, 92, 116, and Braun,nos.
150 and 174. Class 2.
G 5:3
53
PI. 14
77 (P 18675) Fronds?
H. 0.055; Diam. 0.091.
Medallion:rosette surroundedby scrapedridge. Wall:
spiky leaves, perhaps fronds, alternating with vertical
bands reachingtwo thirdsof way up body. Plainrim.Dull
blackglaze below, red above and inside.Note raisedfoot.
M 21:1
Ca. 225-175
FLORAL
MOLDS(78-86)
Pls. 13, 94 78 (P 17564) Nymphaea lotus petals, floral Pls. 14, 93

73bis (P 10878) Fronds
Restored H. 0.089; est. Diam. 0.145.
tendrils
Three fourths restored.
Medallion:gorgoneionsurroundedby ridge.Calyx:one
One third of upper wall and rim.
row of widely spaced, small leaves. Wall: large, jeweled
Shape: slightly flaring rim, beveled and flanged on
fronds with rosettes between tips. Rim: double spirals; outside.
three ridges; ovolo; double spirals.Metallic black glaze.
Wall:tall lotus petals with tips bent forward,alternating
For frondscf. 73, 92,116, and Braun,nos. 150 and 174.For with floral tendrils. Rim: alternatingrosettes and palm
spiralsof rim cf. 73. Class 2.
flowers; pairs of double spirals;beading; egg and dart.
D 11:4 lower fill
Bowls with similarrimpatternswere found in M 21:1 (62)
Ca 200-150
and in a context of ca 188-166 (P 19518). WorkshopA.
C 20:2
PI. 14
Ca. 225-175
H. 0.085; Diam. 0.14.
One third of upper body and rim missing.
PI. 14
79 (P 14801) Lotus petal, serratedleaf, floral
Medallion:eight-petaledrosette. Wall:acanthusleaves
tendril
alternatewith small ferns, fromwhich springtendrilswith
P. H. 0.035.
birdsperchedat top. Rosettes in field above. Rim: double
Wall fragment.
spiralscrownedby leaves; simplifiedguilloche.Dull black
Lily flanked by serratedleaf on left, lotus on right. A
glaze; miltos. WorkshopA?
similarfragment(P 11429) comes from E 5:2.
O 16:3
Area S 22 (late Roman context)
Ca. 225-175 (worn mold)
Ca. 225-175
PI. 14
PI. 14
80 (P 2996) Floral tendril
Max. p. dim. 0.097.
0.16
H.
est.
Diam.
0.14
P.
(ext.).
(int.),
0.038;
Fragmentof wall, with part of rim pattern.
Fragmentof rim.
Wall: vertical ribbed leaf flanked by acanthus leaves
Shape: rim flat on top.
with tips bending to left. Rim: ovolo(?); zigzag. Dull
Wall: floral tendril within rectangular panel. Rim:
brownishblack glaze.
simplifiedguilloche interruptedby large palmette which
M 21:1
depends into the area of the wall.
Ca 225-175
Area R 14 (context of 4th century after Christ)
PI. 14
Ca. 225-175
76 (P 18678) Fronds, oval leaves
Restored H. 0.052 m.; est. Diam. 0.095.
PI. 14
81 (P 23789) Lotus petal, tendril
Most of rim and half of upper body restored.
Medallion:gorgoneionsurroundedby scrapedstrokes.
Fragmentof rim.
Wall: small lotus petals alternatewith tall fronds. Small,
ribbedovalleaves above lotus petals.Smallrosettesbelow
Shape: slightly flaringrim.
Wall:flyingbird between lotus petal, ribbedat top, and
rim. Rim: ridge. Brownish black, slightly metallic glaze;
miltos. Note that the medallionis recessed,the raisedarea tendril.Rim: alternatingsmall ferns and rosettes; double
aroundit flattenedto make a restingsurface.Lip turnsout spirals;simplified guilloche. For rosette cf. 255, for bird
176. Workshopof Bion?
sharply.
Area O-P 15 (late Roman context)
M 21:1
Ca 225-175
Ca. 225-175
54
CATALOGUE
P1. 14
82 (P 14723) Tendrils
Fragmentof rim.
Wall: traces of tendrils. Rim: pairs of double spirals
crowned by palmettes; simplified guilloche. Palmette of
rim appearson 214. Workshopof Bion?
A 18:7
Ca 225-175
83 (P 1523) Lotus petals, grapevines;
Pls. 14, 95
signed
P. H. 0.051.
Noted: Thompson, p. 451, note 3.
Medallion, half of base, and one fourth of lower wall.
Shape: raised base.
Medallion: nine-petaled rosette surrounded by two
grooves.Wall:grapevineflankedby groupsof three lotus
petals. SignatureH(AICT[at left, runningfrombottom to
top. Cf. 62 for composition.For signaturesee p. 41.
H-K 12-14
Ca 225-175
84 (P 15386) Grape leaf
P1. 14
P. H. 0.03.
Fragmentof wall.
Grape leaf and tendrils. Similar leaves appear on 61.
Workshopof Bion.
Area R 22 (mixed 4th-centurythroughRomancontext)
Ca 225-175
P1. 14
85 (P 7209) Lotus petals, tendril
P. H. 0.034; max. p. dim. 0.056.
Fragmentof lower wall.
Stalk of tendril flanked by lotus petals, with imbricate
small ferns between. A bowl (P 3568) possibly from this
mold was found in a Hellenistic context. Cf. Braun, no.
211.
Area N 8 (late Roman context)
Ca 225-175
86 (P 21601) Grapevine
P1. 14
P. H. 0.046.
Medallion and one third of lower body.
Shape: ring foot.
Medallion: six-petaled rosette surroundedby groove.
Calyx: one row of tiny leaves, one row of alternating
palmettes and ferns. Wall: swans and flying birds below
grapevinefestooned horizontallyaroundbowl. Rosette of
medallion occurs on rims of 62, 193, 315, and 316.
WorkshopA.
D 14:1
Ca 225-175
WITHFIGURES
FLORAL
BOWLS
(87-92)
87 (P 28586) Acanthus leaves and fronds Pls. 15, 94

with Erotes
H. 0.099; Diam. 0.17.
Medallion:double rosette with fourpetals inside, eight
outside,surroundedby smalllotus petals.Wall:alternating
acanthus leaves and fronds, with tendrils between them
bearing lotus petals, palmettes, and birds. Flying Erotes
below rim. Rim: pairs of double spirals crowned
alternatelyby lotus buds androsettes;simplifiedguilloche.
Lustrousblackglazeoutside,greenishblackinside;miltos.
Another bowl (P 28591) fromthe same mold was found in
the same deposit. WorkshopA.
P 21:4
Ca 225-175
88 (P 19747) Acanthus leaves with Erotes
PI. 15
H. 0.085; est. Diam. 0.15.
Most of rim and upper body restored.
Medallion:Athena Parthenos.Wall: alternatinglarge,
naturalisticand small,jeweled acanthusleaves,withfronds
between them. Between leaves, Erotes holding torches.
Rim: double spirals;egg and dart. Metallic black glaze.
Workshopof Bion?
P-R 6-12
Ca 225-175
89 (P 11431) Ribbed leaves and Erotes
P1. 15
H. 0.058; est. Diam. 0.10.
Seven eighths restored;full profile preserved.
Medallion:Athena Parthenos.Wall: small ferns alternate with tall, rounded ribbed leaves, between which are
Erotes holding torches. Rim: alternating swans and
rosettes; beading; scraped groove; simplified guilloche;
beading; rosettes. Dull brownishblack glaze; miltos.
E 5:2
Ca 225-175
90 (P 27255) Lotus petals with Erotes
P1. 15
P. H. 0.075.
Fragmentof wall, with part of calyx and rim pattern.
Calyx: imbricate triangularleaves. Wall: tall, ribbed
lotus petals with tendrils flanked by Erotes holding
torches. Rim: pairs of double spirals crowned by
palmettes; simplifiedguilloche. Dull black glaze, reddish
brown to black inside. For leaves of calyx see wall of 41.
Workshopof Bion?
Area B-C 16-17 (late Hellenistic context)
Ca 225-175
P1. 15
91 (P 28093 + P 28198) Lotus petals and
grapevinewith Odysseus and Erotes
P. H. (P 28093; P1.15:a) 0.07, (P 28198;P1.15:b) 0.036;
Diam. 0.147.
FIGUREDBOWLS
Small fragment of wall and larger section preserving
over half of rim and part of upper wall;partiallyrestored.
Wall: grapevinealternateswith lotus petal bending to
right. In field, Erotes with torches and a frontal figure
wearing short chiton (Odysseus). Rim: running spiral;
simplified guilloche. Lustrous black glaze; miltos. For
Odysseus cf. 190, 191. Workshopof Bion.
F 17:4
Ca 225-175
92 (P 20314 a-d) Fronds, floral tendrils,Erotes P1. 16
P. H. (a) 0.085, (b) 0.04, (c) 0.058, (d) 0.035; est. Diam.
0.16.
Fournon-joiningfragmentspreservingaboutone fourth
of rim and less than one fourth of wall.
Wall: floral tendrils alternate with fronds. Figures
among foliage:on fragmentb an Erosmounted on a goat,
with small figure,possibly another Eros, squattingabove
him; on fragment c an Eros leaning on a column. Rim:
rosettes(?); alternating dolphins and rosettes. Slightly
shiny, grayishblackglaze.For frondscf. 73, 73bis,116,and
Braun, nos. 150 and 174. Class 2.
P-R 6-12
FIGURED
BOWLS
(93-272)
IDYLLIC
(93-186)
93 (P 18668) Erotes and birds
P1. 16
H. 0.077; est. Diam. 0.15.
Most of rim and parts of body restored.
Medallion:ten(?)-petaledrosette.Calyx:12 overlapping
rows of small ferns. Wall: alternatingbirds and Erotes.
Rim: pairs of double spirals crowned by leaves; convex
band.Lustrousblackglaze outside,metallicinside;miltos.
M 21:1
Ca 225-175
PI. 16
P. H. 0.056; est. Diam. 0.14.
One fifth of rim and wall, with tips of calyx.
Calyx:imbricate,roundedribbedleaves. Wall:alternating birdsand Erotes. Rim: alternatingpointed leaves and
fleurs-de-lis;small birds in flight. Metallic brown glaze
outside, reddish inside; miltos.
M-N 15:1
Ca 225-175
PI. 16
H. 0.058; est. Diam. 0.09.
Slightlyless than half preserved.
Medallion: slave mask surrounded by bunches of
grapes, bird, and Eros, all within scrapedgroove. Calyx:
one row of small, rounded lotus petals. Wall:alternating
birds and Erotes, with small masks between them. Rim:
55
double spirals.Lustrousblackglaze;miltos.A similarbowl

(P 22847) was found in the buildingfill of the Middle Stoa
(H-K 12-14). Made in same mold as 95bis.
Area I 14 (Hellenistic context)
Ca 225-175
95bis (P 23767) Medallion
Pls. 16, 74
Max. p. dim. 0.079.
Slightlyover half of medallion and lower wall.
Made in same mold as 95.
Area H-I 14 (Hellenistic context)
Ca 225-175
PI. 16
H. 0.095; Diam. 0.153.
Half preserved;partiallyrestored.
Medallion:doublefour-petaledrosettestampeddirectly
over twelve-petaledrosette. Calyx: grapevines springing
from medallion.Between them are alternatelypalmettes
and comic masks with large trumpets. Wall: alternating
birdsand Erotes.Rim: pairsof double spiralscrownedby
palmettes;simplifiedguilloche.Shiny blackglaze; miltos.
Cf. Pnyx, no. 46. Workshopof Bion.
P 21:4
Ca 225-175
97 (P 20986 a, b) Erotes and birds
PI. 17
P. H. (a) 0.08, (b) 0.052; est. Diam. 0.14.
Noted: Webster,"GreekDramaticMonuments,"p. 283,
under C 22.
Two non-joiningsections preservingone fourth of rim
and part of wall and calyx.
Calyx: row of linked palmettes. Wall:alternatingbirds
and Erotes carrying slave masks. Swans and rosettes
below. Rim: pairs of double spirals crowned by leaves;
ovolo. Metallic black glaze. WorkshopA.
P-R 6-12
Ca 225-175
98 (P 12059) Erotes
PI. 17
H. 0.057; est. Diam. 0.09.
Three fourths restored;full profile preserved.
Medallion: eight-petaledrosette surroundedby three
ridges and scrapedgroove. Calyx: alternatingsmall ferns
and small fronds with small ferns between tips. Wall:
Erotesin flightalternatewithErotesholdingtorches.Rim:
small ferns; beading. Dull black glaze.
N 20:7
Ca 225-175
99 (P 18667) Erotes, masks, kraters
Pls. 17, 75
H. 0.087; Diam. 0.151.
Medallion: eight-petaledrosette surroundedby ridge,
tiny roundedleaves, and a row of ferns.Calyx:ten rowsof
56
CATALOGUE
imbricatesmall ferns. Wall:pairsof Erotes flankingalternatelykratersand old-manmasks.Krateror old-manmask

separatesthe pairs.Rim: pairs of double spiralscrowned
by palmettes; simplified guilloche bordered by beading.
Reddish brown to brown glaze. Workshopof Bion.
M 21:1
Ca 225-175
by palmettes; simplified guilloche bordered by beading.

Dull blackglaze. Another bowl (P 20260) from the same
mold was found in the same deposit. Workshopof Bion.
M 21:1
Ca. 225-175
Pls. 18, 98
104 (P 18662) Goats and wreaths
H. 0.098; Diam. 0.16.
Half of rim and part of wall restored.
Pls. 17, 98
100 (P 18669) Birds and rosettes
Medallion: Athena Parthenos surrounded by two
H. 0.071; Diam. 0.133.
one scraped,and cable. Calyx: eight overlapping
ridges,
One fourth restored.
smallferns,one row of fronds.Wall:wreathsalterrows
of
with
antithetical rampant goats flanking wreaths.
nate
scrapedgroove, and beading. Calyx: three rows of trianbirdsbelow, slave masks above. Rim: running
and
Erotes
gularleaves with hatched outlines, one row of alternating
guilloche bordered by beading. Brown
simplified
spiral;
fronds and lotus petals. Wall: alternating birds and
and on medallion; miltos. Another
inside
reddish
glaze,
rosettes. Rim: pairs of double spiralscrowned by leaves;
the same mold and perhapsa fragfrom
bowl
18663)
(P
ovolo with hatchedinterior.Blackglaze above, red below;
in whichit was made were foundin
the
mold
ment
of
(313)
miltos. Workshopof Bion.
of
Bion.
M
21:1.
Workshop
M 21:1
M 21:1
Ca 225-175
Ca 225-175
Pls. 17, 75, 94
101 (P 18670) Masks and diamonds
H. 0.074; Diam. 0.128.
One third restored.
Medallion: gorgoneion surroundedby ridge, scraped
groove,and beading.Calyx:three rows of imbricatesmall
ferns with swans at tips, one row of fronds.Wall:old-man
masks alternatewith jeweled diamonds topped by small
ferns. Rim: pairs of double spirals crowned by leaves;
simplifiedguillocheborderedby beading.Slightlymetallic
black glaze; miltos. Workshopof Bion.
M 21:1
Ca. 225-175
Pls. 17, 92
102 (P 18671) Masks
H. 0.05; est. Diam. 0.085.
Half of rim and part of upper body restored.
scrapedgroove, and beading. Calyx: six rows of overlapping pointed lotus petals. Wall: alternatingold-man and
slave masks. Rosettes above. Rim: pairsof double spirals
crowned by leaves; overlapping small ferns between
beading. Lustrous brown glaze below, red above.
Workshopof Bion.
M 21:1
Ca 225-175
Pls. 18, 98
103 (P 18665) Erotes and wreaths
H. 0.092; Diam. 0.156.
Half restored.
ridges and scrapedgroove. Calyx: eight rows of overlapping small ferns.Wall:pairsof Erotes flankingwreathsor
kraters.Repeating band of kore masks, old-man masks,
and birdsbelow rim.Rim: pairsof double spiralscrowned
Pls. 18, 75
105 (P 18666) Goats and kraters
Diam.
0.144.
H. 0.083;
Webster,"GreekDramaticMonuments,"C 17, p. 283
(masks).
Medallion,half of rim, and parts of wall restored.
Calyx: alternatingfronds and small ferns, with swans on
tips of fronds,old-manmasks between tips. Wall:pairsof
antitheticalrampantgoats flankingkratersalternatewith
wreaths. Old-man masks in field. Rim: pairs of double
spirals crowned by palmettes; simplified guilloche
borderedby beading. Thin, shiny brownish black glaze;
miltos. A mold for a similarbowl comes from the Pnyx
(Pnyx, no. 30). Cf. also Pnyx, no. 49. Workshopof Bion.
M 21:1
Ca. 225-175
PI. 18
Diam.
0.158.
H. 0.096;
Half of body restored.
Medallion:gorgoneionwithin ridge,scrapedridge,and
beading,all surroundedby bandof alternatingrosettesand
old-manmasks,withinbeading.Calyx:rowof overlapping
ferns. Wall: pairs of antitheticalrampantgoats flanking
kraters,with kratersseparatingthe groups. Erotes and
birds above. Rim: pairs of double spirals crowned by
leaves; beading; ovolo. Slightly metallic, thin blackish
brown glaze. Workshopof Bion.
P 21:4
Ca. 225-175
107 (P 8563) Goats
H. 0.083; Diam. 0.136.
Part of wall and rim restored.
Pls. 19, 75
FGURED BOWLS
Medallion: eight-petaledrosette surroundedby ridge
and beading. Calyx: two rows of overlappingferns. Wall:
pairsof antitheticalrampantgoats alternatewith old-man
masks. Rim: double spiralscrowned by leaves; beading;
simplifiedguilloche. Dull red glaze.
E 6:1
Ca 175-150
Pls. 19, 94
H. 0.088; Diam. 0.151.
Fragmentsmissing.
outside, with buds springing from between petals, all
within two ridges, the inner one scraped.Calyx:alternating largeand smallpalmettes.Wall:pairsof rampantgoats
flankingkratersalternatewith pairsof Erotes carryingoldman or slave masks.Birdswith wreathsbelow. Rim: pairs
of double spirals; egg and dart. Thick, metallic grayish
blackglaze; miltos. A similarbowl (P 21045) was found in
the buildingfill of the Middle Stoa (H-K 12-14). Almost
identical is P 590: Thompson D 35. for goats cf. P 405:
Thompson C 23; for medallion cf. P 4021: Thompson C
41. See also Schwabacher,pl. 4:1, 2. WorkshopA.
E 14:1
Ca 225-200
Pls. 19, 94
H. 0.089; Diam. 0.143.
Half of rim and part of body restored.
scrapedgroove. Calyx: three rows of ferns. Wall:pairs of
antitheticalrampantgoats flankingkratersalternatewith
pairs of Erotes carryingold-man or kore masks. Swans in
field. Rim: flowersspringingfrom tendrils;double spirals;
egg and dart.Thickred glaze. Cf. P 4104, P 4023, P 4025, P
4027: Thompson C 26, C 43, C 45, C 47; Schwabacher,pl.
3:15. M MonogramClass.
G 5:3
Ca 175-150
P1. 19
H. 0.086; est. Diam. 0.15.
Webster, "GreekDramaticMonuments,"C 28, p. 284
(masks)
Half preserved.
scrapedgroove. Calyx:one row of lotus petals, one row of
alternatingtriangularleaves and rounded ribbed leaves.
Wall: pairs of antitheticalrampantgoats flankingkraters
alternatewith pairsof Erotescarryingold-man,slave,kore,
or youth masks. Goat masks and birds carryingwreaths
below. Rim:double spirals;egg and dart.Thin,shiny black
glaze; miltos. Cf. P 4104, P 4023, P 4025, P 4027:
ThompsonC 26, C 43, C 45, C 47; Braun,no. 187, the last
possibly from the same mold. M MonogramClass.
Q-R 10-11:1
Cao 175-150
57

Pls. 20, 94
H. 0.082; Diam. 0.152.
Large part of rim restored.
Medallion:ten-petaledrosette. Calyx:fouroverlapping
rows of small ferns. Wall: pairs of antitheticalrampant
goats flanking kraters alternate with pairs of Erotes
carryingold-man or kore masks. Rim: flowers springing
fromtendrils;double spirals;simplifiedguilloche.Dull red
glaze,blackaroundrim.Cf. P4104, P4023, P4025, P4027:
Thompson C 26, C 43, C 45, C 47. M MonogramClass.
G 14:2 middle fill
Ca[ 175-150
P1.20
H. 0.084; Diam. 0.156.
Small chips missing.
scrapedgrooveand ridge.Calyx:threeoverlappingrowsof
small fronds. Wall: pairs of antithetical rampant goats
flanking kraters alternate with pairs of Erotes carrying
wreathsor bunches of grapes.Rim: flowerspringingfrom
tendrils; double spirals; egg and dart. Thin, dull black
glaze. Cf. P 4104, P 4023, P 4025, P 4027: ThompsonC 26,
C 43, C 45, C 47. M MonogramClass.
D 17:5 lower fill
Ca 175-150
Pls. 20, 94
P. H. 0.086; est. Diam. 0.15.
Medallion, one third of calyx, and small fragmentsof
wall and rim preserved;restored.Rim fragmentnot illustrated.
Medallion:double six-petaledrosette. Calyx:acanthus
leaves alternate with imbricate fronds set in triangular
pattern.Wall:pairsof antitheticalrampantgoats flanking
kratersalternate with pairs of Erotes with masks. Rim:
leaves; convex band.Dull red glaze, blackaroundrim. Cf.
P 4104, P 4023, P 4025, P 4027: Thompson C 26, C 43, C
45, C 47. M MonogramClass.
F 5:1
Ca 175-150
Pls. 20, 76
H. 0.088; est. Diam. 0.14.
Three fourths restored;full profile preserved.
Medallion:double eight-petaledrosette surroundedby
two ridges and scrapedgroove. Calyx: seven rows of imbricatesmall ferns. Wall:pairs of rampantgoats flanking
kratersaltemate with pairsof Eroteswith koreor old-man
masks. Swans,flyingbirds,and birdswith wreathsbelow.
Rim: pairs of double spirals;simplified guilloche. Shiny
black glaze; miltos. WorkshopA?
H-K 12-14
Ca. 225-175
58
CATALOGUE
115 (P 12060) Goats and kantharoi

PI. 20
H. 0.077; est. Diam. 0.14.
One thirdof calyx and one fifth of wall, with full profile
preserved;partlyrestored.
Medallionmissing,but on anotherfragmentfrom same
mold is a nine-petaled rosette surrounded by scraped
groove. Calyx: two rows of overlappinglotus petals, with
small leaves between tips of upper row, surroundedby
band of diagonalsbetween ridges.Wall:pairs of antithetical rampantgoats flanking kantharoi.Old-man masks,
dogs, and rabbitsflankingbunches of grapesbelow. Rim:
simplified guilloche. Slightly metallic black glaze. Fragments made in the same mold come from F 5:1 (P 11413)
and upper fill of H 6:9 (P 31057).
N 20:7
119 (P 20486) Goats

P1.21
Max. p. dim. 0.106.
Medallion and part of lower wall.
Medallion: faint frontal face (gorgoneion or mask)
surroundedby ridge. Wall: lower parts of three rampant
goats, all facing right. Matt red and brown glaze.
E 15:3
2nd century?
120 (P 28611) Goats

Pls. 21, 98
P. H. 0.08.
One third preserved.Partiallyrestored.
Medallion: eight-petaledrosette surroundedby small
lotus petals and ferns.Calyx:one row of smallferns.Wall:
spiky plants (date stems?) alternatewith stalksof ribbed
leaves which split at top to form arches. Rampantgoats
flank the spiky plants. Old-manmasks, birds, bunches of
grapes in field. Band of old-manmasks, slave masks, and
116 (P 19924) Goats
Pls. 21, 76
flying birds below rim. Rim: pairs of double spirals
H. 0.86; Diam. 0.157.
crowned by palmettes; simplified guilloche borderedby
One fourth of body and rim restored.
beading.P 21:4 producedone other bowl (P 28613) from
Medallion: eight-petaled rosette, inner surrounding
the same mold. For the spiky plants see 59 and P 4099:
ridgescraped.Calyx:rowof smallfernsand tallfrondswith
Thompson C 16. Workshopof Bion.
rosettes between tips. Wall:pairs of antitheticalrampant
P 21:4
goats. Old-manmasks below rim. Rim: ridges.Dull black
Ca 225-175
glaze.Fortallfrondsof calyx cf.73,92; Braun,nos. 150and
174. Class 2.
121 (P 28539) Goats and satyrs
Pls. 22, 76
D 17:4
H. 0.103; Diam. 0.19.
Ca 200-150
Parts restored.
Medallion:gorgoneion.Calyx:three to five overlapping
117 (P 19885) Goats, Eros with torch
Pls. 21, 98 rows of spikyleaves. Wall:rampantgoats flanksatyrstriding left, a wreathin his left hand, a bunch of grapesin his
P. H. 0.075; est. Diam. 0.14.
right. FrontalNikai in field. Rim: pairs of double spirals
Part of rim, wall, and calyx.
Calyx: imbricateferns in triangulararrangement.Wall: crownedby palmettes;rosettesflankedby spirals.Slightly
rampantgoatsflanktrianglesof calyx.Between them, Eros shiny, darkred glaze on bottom, black near rim; miltos.
withtorch.Rim:alternatingbulls'headsand rosettes.Dark P 21:4 containedanother bowl (P 28589) from the same
reddish brown glaze, red inside. Fragmentswith similar mold. For rim cf. P 1811: Thompson A 74. Workshopof
rims come from E 5:2 (P 11435)and froma context of the Bion?
P 21:4
early2nd century(P 9399). Cf.also 20 and 32. Hausmann's
Ca 225-175
Workshop.
D 17:5 lower fill
Ca. 200
P1.21
118 (P 20485) Goats
P. H. 0.065.
Medallion, two thirds of calyx, and one sixth of wall.
Medallion: six-petaled rosette with trefoils springing
from between petals. Calyx: large, pointed lotus petals
with small lotus buds between them. Wall:rampantgoats
flank lotus petals of calyx. Rosettes and swans in field.
Rim: double spirals;egg and dart.Dull blackglaze;miltos.
Same medallion as 63 and 231. WorkshopA?
E 15:3
Pls. 23, 94
122 (P 28540) Goats and kraters,satyrs
and kraters
H. 0.108; Diam. 0.17.
Hesperia42, 1973, p. 155, pl. 33:d.
Parts restored.
outside. Calyx: row of triangularleaves springingfrom
spirals;two rowsof acanthusleaves.Wall:alternatingpairs
of rampantgoats; satyrswith one hand to beard,one arm
raised; satyrs striding with one arm forward,one back;
satyrsdownon one knee. All areflankingkratersor, in one
case,a slavemask.Below arepairsof swansandErotes,the
latter sometimes holding a wreath or slave mask. Rim:
antithetical dolphins; beading; egg and dart. Lustrous
FIGUREDBOWLS
black glaze; miltos. Two more bowls (P 28536, P 28541)
from the same mold were found in P 21:4. Cf.
Schwabacher,pl. 4:6, 7. For satyrs and goats cf. P 405:
Thompson C 23; for rim cf. P 4011: Thompson C 31.
WorkshopA.
P 21:4
Ca. 225-175
123 (P 23607 a, b) Goats, satyrs,kraters Pls. 23, 77
P. H. (a) 0.105; H. (b) 0.12; Diam. 0.20.
Full profile,medallion, and one third of wall.
Medallion: eight-petaled rosette. Calyx: two rows of
alternatingsmall and largeferns.Wall:alternatingpairsof
rampantgoats and stridingsatyrs flanking kraters.Goat
masks below. Rim: alternatingpalmettes and lotus buds;
pairsof double spirals;egg and dart.Shinyredglazebelow,
blacknear rim and inside. For satyrscf. P 405: Thompson
C 23. Cf. also Watzinger,p. 63, no. 1. WorkshopA?
P-R 6-12?
124 (P 11426) Satyrsand kraters
PI. 24
H. 0.091; est. Diam. 0.15.
Two thirds of rim and half of body restored.
Medallion: gorgoneion surrounded by ridge and
beading. Calyx: two rows of ferns. Wall: pairs of satyrs
flanking kraters.Satyr on left is leaping. Satyr on right
stands with left hand to beard, right arm upraised.Birds
and rosettes above. Rim: pairs of double spiralscrowned
by leaves; beading;simplifiedguilloche.Red glaze below,
black above. Workshopof Bion.
E 5:2
Ca 225-175
59
glaze, greenishinside. Cf. 109,112,113,301. MMonogram

Class.
F 5:1
Ca 175-150
127 (P 23075) Kneeling satyrsand kantharos P1.24
P. H. 0.062.
Part of rim and upper body.
Wall:antitheticalkneeling satyrsflanklarge kantharos.
Trace of another satyr on right. Rim: fleurs-de-lis;large
double spirals;beading. Metallic black glaze; miltos. For
rim cf. 46, 157. Class 1.
M-N 15:1
Ca. 175-150
128 (P 7213) Satyr
Pls. 24, 77
P. H. 0.049.
Fragmentof wall, with part of rim pattern.
Wall: aroused satyr facing left. Bird and Eros above.
Rim: beading;ovolo. Dull brownglaze, blackinside. The
same satyrappearson a fragment(P 28618) from P 21:4.
Workshopof Bion.
Area P-Q 9 (context of first half of 2nd century)
Ca. 225-175
129 (P 18647) Satyrs,kraters,centaurs
PI. 24
P. H. 0.13; est. Diam. 0.18.
Medallion and over half of bowl restored.
Calyx: ferns. Wall: pairs of dancing satyrs flanking
kraters alternate with centaurs walking left, carrying
lyres(?).Alternatingflying birds and Erotes with torches
above. Rim: pairs of double spirals crowned by leaves;
beading;simplifiedguilloche.Dull blackglaze. Workshop
of Bion.
M 21:1
Ca 225-175
125 (P 18654) Satyrsand kraters

P1.24
H. 0.089; Diam. 0.151.
Medallion:nine-petaledrosette surroundedby scraped 130 (P 18646) Musical centaurs
PI. 25
H. 0.10; Diam. 0.162.
ridgeand beading.Calyx:two rowsof fronds.Wall:pairsof
Medallion and one fourth of wall and rim restored.
satyrsflankingkraters.Satyrshave one hand to beard,the
other raised.Rosettes in field. Rim: pairsof double spirals
Calyx: lotus petals. Wall: repeatingfigures of centaur
crowned by leaves; beading; simplified guilloche. Thin playingtrumpetand leapingright,centaurplayinglyreand
brownish black glaze; miltos. Workshopof Bion.
struttingleft, and centaurwith Eros on his back, playing
M 21:1
double pipe and struttingright.Hounds and foxes in field
Ca. 225-175
below. Birdsand Erotesabove.Rim:pairsof doublespirals
crownedby leaves; beading;simplifiedguilloche.Metallic
126 (P 11412) Kneeling satyrsand kraters
PI. 24 black glaze. A fragment of another bowl (P 16212)
P. H. 0.05.
probablyfromthe same mold was foundin the upperfillof
N
21:4. Workshopof Bion.
half
and
fifth
with
of calyx,
one
of wall,
part
Medallion,
M
21:1
of rim pattern;partiallyrestored.
Ca. 225-175
scrapedgrooveand ridge.Calyx:threeoverlappingrowsof
P1.25
small ferns. Wall:pairsof kneeling satyrsflankingkraters 131 (P 22853) Centaurand krater
P. H. 0.041.
alternatewith pairs of Erotes carryingkore and old-man
masks. Rim: egg and dart.Dull, mottled blackand brown
Fragmentof wall.
60
CATALOGUE
136 (P 18659) Cocks and kraters,winged figure P1.25

H. 0.087; Diam. 0.155.
Most of rim and part of body restored.
Medallion:traceof rosette surroundedby scrapedridge
and beading. Calyx: row of overlappingferns. Wall: five
pairs of cocks flanking kraters;nude male figure with
sickle-shaped wings, facing right and holding a long
Pls. 25, 77 branch.Erotes and birds above. Rim: rosettes; beading;
132 (P 65) Centaurand kantharos
P. H. 0.059.
simplified guilloche. Slightly metallic black glaze. FragWebster,MonumentsIllustratingNew Comedy,AV 16, ment of a similarbowl (P 19943) comes from lower fill of
p. 58 (masks).
D 17:5. For cocks cf. Pnyx, nos. 32 a and 33. For winged
Fragmentof wall with top of calyx and rim pattern.
figure cf. Braun, nos. 150 and 174, where he is probably
Calyx: fronds with old-man masks between tips. Wall: not, however, from the same stamp. Workshopof Bion.
centaurwalksleft towardskantharos.Rim: double spirals;
M 21:1
beading;ovolo. Shiny blackglaze. For kantharossee 178.
Cat 225-175
Workshopof Bion.
H 6:9
PI. 26
137 (P 21039) Cocks and altar
Ca 225-175
P. H. 0.067.
Centaur playing lyre walks left towards krater.Slave

masksabove. Beadingof rimpreservedabove. Shinyblack
glaze.
H-K 12-14
Ca 225-175
P1.25
133 (P 27581) Running centaur
P. H. 0.043.
Fragmentof wall and part of rim pattern.
Centaurleaping left, bird flying left, rosettes and Eros
below. Ovolo of rim pattern preserved. Dull greenish
brown glaze, orange above. Workshopof Bion.
Area M 16 (context of first half of 2nd century)
Cat 225-175
P1.25
134 (P 18660) Cocks and kraters
H. 0.081; Diam. 0.135.
One third of body and half of rim restored.
scraped groove, and beading. Calyx: row of overlapping
ferns.Wall:pairsof cocksflankingkraters.Erotesand birds
above. Rim: pairs of double spirals crowned by leaves;
beading; simplified guilloche. Shiny black glaze. A fragment of a similarbowl (P 19742)was found in the building
fill of the Stoa of Attalos (P-R 6-12). For cocks cf. Pnyx,
nos. 32 a and 33. Workshopof Bion.
M 21:1
Ca 225-175
PI. 25
135 (P 18661) Cocks and satyrs
P. H. 0.067.
Three fourthsof wall,most of rim,and all of lip restored.
Medallion: small eight-petaledrosette surroundedby
ridge,scrapedgroove,and beading.Calyx:rowof overlapping ferns. Wall:pairs of cocks flankingsatyrs.One satyr
dancing, one standing still, with erection. Birds below,
birds and Erotes above. Rim: pairs of double spirals
crownedby leaves; beading;invertedovolo with hatched
interior.Dull brownishglaze. Workshopof Bion.
M 21:1
Car 225-175
Medallion, calyx, and one eighth of wall.

Medallion:ten-petaledrosette. Calyx: acanthusleaves
withfernsbetween tips.Wall:pairof cocksflankinghorned
altar. Rosette and old-man mask in field. Rim: convex
band. Mottled brown glaze. For altar cf. 176.
H-K 12-14
Cat 225-175
Pls. 26, 94
138 (P 23526 a-d) Cocks and kantharos
H.
0.059.
P.
(a)
Fragment preserving medallion, most of calyx, one
eighthof wall,and lowerrim.Three smallfragmentsof rim
not illustrated.
Medallion:nine-petaledrosette surroundedby ribbed
leaves and two ridges. Calyx: two overlappingrows of
ferns. Wall: cock facing left, kantharos,cock facing right.
Slave masks below. Rim: pairsof double spiralscrowned
by palmettes; simplifiedguilloche;pairsof double spirals
with pendentpalmettes.No scrapedgroovebelowlip. Dull
black glaze, brown on medallion. Workshopof Bion?
Area K 7 (2nd-centurycontext)
Ca 225-175
Pls. 26, 77
139 (P 18652) Nikai and satyrs
Diam.
0.13.
H. 0.077;
scrapedgroove,and beading.Calyx:one row of triangular
leaves with hatched outlines, one row of alternatingferns
and lotus petals. Wall: four pairs of flying Nikai flanking
alternatelylarge bird and dancing satyr. Flying birds in
field. Rim: pairs of double spirals crowned by leaves;
hatched ovolo. Metallic brown to black glaze. M 21:1
contained another bowl (P 18653) from the same mold.
For Nikai cf. 170. Workshopof Bion.
M 21:1
Cao 225-175
FIGUREDBOWLS
PI. 26
140 (P 21043) Nike, Eros, recliningsatyrs
P. H. 0.085; max. p. dim. 0.105.
Partof medallionand one fifthof wall,with lowerpartof
rim pattern.
groove,and beading.Calyx:two rowsof ferns.Wall:reclining satyrsflank kantharos.Above, Nikai and Erotes hold
ends of swagswhich are looped aroundbowl. Flyingbirds
and Eroteswith torchesin field.Rim:ovolo. Metallicblack
glaze. Cf. P 2432: Thompson C 21, which is very similar,
but not made in the same mold. Workshopof Bion?
H-K 12-14
Ca 225-175
P1.26
141 (P 25448) Eros, satyrs
Max. p. dim. 0.097.
Medallion, two thirds of calyx, and one third of lower
wall.
Medallion: double four-petaled rosette. Calyx: small
lotus buds alternating with palmettes with rosettes
between tips. Wall: krateror kantharos;reclining satyr;
Eros leaning on post; kneeling satyrs flanking krateror
kantharos.Rosettes in field. Slightlyshiny blackto brown
glaze, black inside.
0 16:3
Ca 200-150
P1.26
142 (P 23640 a, b) Reclining satyrs
P. H. (a) 0.052, (b) 0.04.
Two non-joiningfragmentsof wall.
Calyx of acanthus leaves with kratersbetween them.
Erotes holdingtorchesstandover kraters.Recliningsatyrs
between them. Old-man masks in field above. Metallic
black glaze. Cf. Schwabacher,pl. 4:30.
Area K-Q 14-17 (context unknown)
Ca 200-150
Pls. 26, 94
143 (P 9849) Satyrs,Nikai, Erotes
H. 0.077; Diam. 0.15.
Half of wall and rim restored.
Medallion:small gorgoneionsurroundedby two ridges
and scrapedgroove.Calyx:four rows of small ferns.Wall:
pairsof Erotesflankingkraters,the Eroson rightcarryinga
lyre;satyrsstridingright;frontalNikai.Koremasksabove.
Rim: pairsof double spiralscrownedby leaves; simplified
guilloche. Dull greenish black glaze. Cf. 144, 145, and
P 589: Thompson D 34. Class 1.
D 5:2
Ca. 175-150
P1.27
144 (P 13684) Nikai
Diam.
0.155.
H. 0.087;
Part of wall restored.
Medallion: gorgoneion surroundedby ridge, band of
rosettes, scraped groove, and beading. Calyx: widely
61
spaced alternatingfronds and ferns, with flying Erotes

between tips. Wall: five pairs of flying Nikai flanking
frontalNike. Nike on left holds garland.Rosettes in field.
Rim: leaves; double spirals.Dull blackglaze. Cf. 143,145.
Class 1.
G 5:3
Ca 175-150
Pls. 27, 94
145 (P 25444) Erotes, goats, and kraters
H. 0.09; Diam. 0.156.
Half of rim and one third of body restored.
Medallion: gorgoneion surroundedby ribbed leaves.
Calyx: three overlappingrows of small ferns. Wall: four
groups consistingof kantharosflankedby rampantgoats,
flankedin turn by flying Erotes. Eros on rightplays lyre.
Flying birdsin field. Rim: pairsof double spiralscrowned
by leaves; simplifiedguilloche. Slightlyshiny blackglaze.
Cf. 143, 144. For goats, Erotes, and guilloche cf. P 589:
Thompson D 34. Class 1.
0 16:3
Ca. 175-150
Pls. 27, 78
146 (P 8589) Nikai and goats
H. 0.08; Diam. 0.139.
Large parts of rim, bottom, and one fifth of body restored.
Medallion preserved on bowl made in same mold:
double rosette with twelve petals outside, eight inside.
Calyx: two overlappingrows of small ferns.Wall:pairsof
rampantgoats flankfrontalNikai. Rim: flowers springing
from tendrils; ridges. Metallic brown glaze. A bowl (P
10876) producedby the same mold was found in D 11:4.
For frontalNike and medallion cf. 207. Class 3.
E 6:2 upper fill
Ca. 160-140
147 (P 19942) Nike
Pls. 27, 78
Max. p. dim. 0.103.
Medallion and one tenth of lower wall.
Medallion: nine-petaled rosette surroundedby small
ferns, within ridge, scraped groove, and beading. Calyx:
one to three overlappingrows of small ferns.Wall:frontal
Nike flankedby flying Erotes. Erotes on dolphins below.
Shinyblackglaze;miltos. ForNike and calyx cf. 209. From
same shop as 182 and 209; WorkshopA?
D 17:5 lower fill
Ca. 225-175
P1.27
148 (P 23052) Nikai, Erotes, and kantharoi
Max. p. dim. 0.11.
Webster,MonumentsIllustratingNew Comedy,AV 16,
p. 58 (masks).
Medallion and one third of wall.
Medallion: three old-man masks surroundedby two
ridges and scrapedgroove. Calyx: two rows of pine-cone
62
CATALOGUE
scales, alternatingwith smallfernsin upperrow.Wall:five

pairsof Eroteswho carryold-manmasksand flankkantharoi, alternatingwith pairs of Erotes who carry old-man
masks and flank frontalNikai. Flying birds and Erotes in
field. Rim: trace of beading. Metallic black glaze. For
medallion cf. P 4017: Thompson C 37.
M-N 15:1
Ca 200-150
149 (P 9514) Erotes
P1.28
H. 0.104.
Three fourths restored.
Medallion: small ferns arrangedin eight-pointed star
pattern, surroundedby two ridges. Calyx: two rows of
small ferns.Wall:one row of drapedwomen facingfront,
two rows of Erotes flying left. Rim: lotus buds(?);convex
band. Orangeto brown glaze.
N 19:1 upper fill
Ca 200-150?
P 19764 from the Stoa of Attalos buildingfill (P-R 6-12)

and P 11533fromE 5:2, as well as on 153.ForNike cf. 168
and Schwabacher,pl. 4:25. Workshopof Bion.
H 6:4
Ca 225-175
P1.28
153 (P 23051 a, b) Chariot,Eros on goat,
Pegasos
P. H. (a) 0.078, (b) 0.09.
Two non-joining sections preservingpart of rim and
body and top of calyx.
Calyx: fronds with flying Erotes between tips. Wall:
repeated figures of Eros on goat, Pegasos, and biga, all
runningright.Flyingbirdsbelow.Rim:alternatingrosettes
and palmettes;pairsof double spirals;beading;simplified
guilloche. Metallic black glaze; miltos. Cf. 152, 154, and
275. Same Pegasos occurson bowl (P 14288)fromN 20:7.
Workshopof Bion.
M-N 15:1
Ca 225-175
150 (P 18651) Chariotsand horsemen

P1.28
H. 0.079; est. Diam. 0.145.
154 (P 7001) Pegasos; signed
Pls. 28, 78, 95
Two thirds restored;full profile preserved.
P. H. 0.04.
Medallion: Athena Parthenos. Calyx: floral tendrils
Fragmentof wall.
reachingnearlyto rim.Wall:horsemenridingleft (detail2)
Calyx: tips of frondswith rosettes and Erotes between
alternate with bigae driven right (detail 1). Erotes, them. Wall:Pegasosrunningright.Beforeand behindhim
palmettes, and rosettes above. Rim: double spirals; are tracesof goats runningright.Flyingbirdbelow. Signabeading; simplified guilloche. Black glaze; miltos. tureBIl3NOCbelowPegasos.Cf. 153.Forsignaturecf. 168
and p. 40. Workshopof Bion.
Workshopof Bion?
M 21:1
Area D-E 11-12 (context unknown)
Ca. 225-175
Ca 225-175
151 (P 20458) Chariots
PI. 28
P. H. 0.067; max. p. dim. 0.092.
Part of calyx and rim and one fourth of wall.
Calyx:alternatinglargeand smallpalmetteswith swans
between tips. Wall:three bigae being driven right. Slave
masks above, flying birds below. Rim: ovolo. Brownish
blackglaze,red inside.Cf. 276.Forcalyxcf. Braun,no. 149.
WorkshopA.
Area C 17-18 (Hellenisticand late Roman context)
Ca. 225-175
152 (P 401) Chariot,Eros on goat,
Pls. 28, 78, 94
Nike, Pegasos
H. 0.077; Diam. 0.147.
Hesperia 2, 1933, p. 453, fig. 2.
Fragmentsmissing.
Medallion:gorgoneionsurroundedby scrapedgroove,
ridge,and beading.Calyx:one row of fronds.Wall:Erotes
on goats running right; frontal Nikai; Pegasos running
right;bigaedrivento right.Rosettesandflyingbirdsabove.
Rim: pairsof double spiralscrownedby leaves; beading;
simplifiedguilloche. Brown glaze. Glaze and shape very
similarto 263. Cf. 275 and 276. The same biga appearson
155 (P 18648) Erotes mounted on animals Pls. 29, 78

H. 0.092; est. Diam. 0.155.
Half restored.
Plain medallion with central dimple, surrounded by
ridge, scrapedgroove, and beading. Calyx: two overlapping rowsof ferns.Wall:figuresof Erotesmountedon lion,
dog(?),and boar, all runningright,repeatedtwice. Flying
birds and Erotes above. Rim: pairs of double spirals
crowned by leaves; beading; ovolo. Thin, shiny brownish black glaze. Workshopof Bion.
M 21:1
Ca 225-175
PI. 29
156 (P 12062) Torch race: Erotes on animals
P. H. 0.096; est. Diam. 0.15.
Five sixths restored.
Medallion:rayeddisk surroundedby ten spirals,within
two ridges,scrapedgroove,and ridge.Calyx:three rowsof
small palmettes. Wall: one fragment preserves Eros
holdingtorch,mounted on goat runningright.Frontparts
of panther running right and lion(?) running left also
preserved.Erotes,koremasksand old-manmasksin field.
Rim: roughly triangularspirals. Metallic brown glaze,
FIGURED BOWLS
63
blackinside;miltos.For Eroson goat cf. 157, 169,and 160 (P 28595)Torchrace:men on horseback PI.30
P 4028:ThompsonC 48. Class1.
P. H. 0.065.
N 20:7
Rimandhalfof wallmissing.
Ca. 175-150
Medallion:doublerosettewithfourpetalsinside,eight
outside,surrounded
by ridgeandscrapedgroove.Calyx:
15overlapping
rowsoffrondsseparated
fromwallbyridge.
157 (P 23606)Torchrace:Eroteson
Pls. 29, 79, 94 Wall:ninehorsemen
ridingleft,holdingtorches.OneEros
animals
withwreathpreservedabove.Rim:pairsof doublespirals
H. 0.086;est. Diam.0.16.
preserved.Shinyblackglaze,greenishinside;miltos.For
Medallion,fullprofile,and one thirdof body.
horsemencf. 159.WorkshopA.
Medallion:eight-petaledrosette.Calyx:two to three
P21:4
rowsof smallferns.Wall:Erosholdingtorch,
overlapping
Ca. 225-175
mounted on goat, alternatingwith Eros mountedon
panther,allrunningright.Flyingbirdsin field.Rim:pairs
P1.30
of doublespiralscrownedbyleaves;invertedegganddart; 161 (P 9086)Horsemen
P. H. 0.067.
largedoublespirals;threeridges.Metallicblackglaze.For
Fragmentof walland rimpattern.
Eroson goatcf.156,169,andP 4028:ThompsonC 48.For
Calyx: overlappinglotus petals with small fronds
Eroson panthercf. 163and200.Forrimcf.46,127,andP
betweentips.Wall:horsemenrunningleft alternatewith
4079:ThompsonD 37. Class1.
goatmasks.Rim:pairsof doublespirals;simplifiedguilP-R 6-12?
loche.Shinygrayishblackglaze.WorkshopA?
Ca 175-150
N 18:3
Ca. 225-175
PI.29
158 (P 23074)Torchrace:Eroteson goats
H. 0.089;est. Diam.0.18.
One fifthpreserved.
Medallion:rosettewith 16 overlapping
petals.Calyx:
threeoverlapping
rowsof frondsandpalmettes,withbuds
androsettesaboveandbetweentips,dividedfromwallby
two ridges.Wall:Erotescarryingtorches,mountedon
doublespiralsand
goatsrunningto right.Rim:alternating
fleurs-de-lis;simplifiedguilloche.Metallicblack glaze,
reddishon medallionandpartof inside;miltos.Forcalyx
andrimcf.P 405:ThompsonC 23. Cf.alsoSchwabacher,
pl.6:13;Braun,pl.82:1;andPergamonXI,i, pp. 143-144,
pl.49, no.291,froma contextof the secondquarterof the
A.
2ndcentury.Forfigurescf.Braun,no. 128.Workshop
M-N 15:1
Pls. 30, 79
162 (P 19945)Horsemen
H. 0.076;est. Diam.0.14.
Halfof rimandmost of wallrestored.
rosette.Calyx:onerow
doubleeight-petaled
Medallion:
of roundedribbedleaves. Wall:parts of five cloaked
Rim:palmettes;double
horsemenridingto leftpreserved.
spirals;simplifiedguilloche.Dull green to blackglaze;
miltos.Forhorsemencf. 241.Samemedallionas 183.
D 17:5lowerfill
Ca.225-175(wornmold)
PI.30
163 (P 16208)Mountedfigures,goats
H. 0.08;est. Diam.0.15.
Medallionand two thirdsof walland rimrestored.
Ca 225-175
Calyx:six rowsof imbricatesmallferns.Wall:on one
side,rampant
goatsflankErosonpantherleapingright.On
other
rampant
goats flank mounted spearman
side,
159 (P 28594)Torchrace:men on horse- Pls. 30, 98
and
cloak
wearing
cuirass,ridingright.Betweenthem,
back
haresanddogsrunningright.Belowrima bandof repeatH. 0.096;Diam.0.171.
ing koremasks,old-manmasks,and flyingbirds.Rim:
Halfof rimandlargepartsof bodyrestored.
of doublespiralscrownedby palmettes;simplified
Medallion:eight-petaledrosette.Calyx:two rows of pairs
borderedby beading.Dull red glaze below,
smallferns,fromwhichspringfourgrapevines,among guilloche
blackabove.ForEroson panthersee 157,200.Workshop
whosetendrilsarehares,hounds,foxes,boars,andErotes.
of Bion.
Separatedfromwallby ridge.Wall:11 horsemenriding
N 21:4 middlefill
wreathsabove.Rim:
left,holdingtorches.Erotescarrying
Ca 225-175
pairsof double
palmflowersandfleurs-de-lis;
alternating
spirals;alternatingswansand rosettes.Dull blackglaze;
P1.31
miltos. For dogs, hares, and medallioncf. 248. For 164 (P 23081)MountedEros,Eroswith
horsemencf. 160.WorkshopA.
thymiaterion
P. H. 0.075.
P 21:4
One thirdof calyxand wall.
225-175
Ca.
64
CATALOGUE
Calyx: acanthus leaves with double spirals over tips, Metallicbrownglaze, red inside. For signaturecf. 154 and
swansbetween tips.Wall:at right,Erosholdingthyrsos(?), p. 40; forgriffincf. 167;forNike cf. 152.Workshopof Bion.
riding left on goat. At left, Eros holding thymiaterion,
Q 8-9
Ca 225-175
walking right. These alternate with Typhon(?),a frontal
legless torso with handsrestingon hips. Birdsabove. Rim: 169
Pls. 31, 79
(P 8101) Griffin,Eros on goat
trace of spiralover beading.Lustrousblackglaze. For the
P. H. 0.05.
"Typhon"cf. 195. WorkshopA.
Fragmentof wall, with part of calyx.
H-K 12-14
Calyx: three rows of small ferns. Wall: griffinwalking
Ca. 225-175
left. At rightEros on goat runningright.Dull blackglaze.
ForEroscf. 156and 157.Workshopof Bion?
PI. 31
165 (P 795) Erotes rowing
Area H 5 (modern context)
P. H. 0.032.
CaC225-175
Small fragmentof wall.
Pls. 31, 92
Back half of ship with high curving stem, with two 170 (P 18641) Tritons,warrior,Nikai
H. 0.073; Diam. 0.14.
oarsmenand a helmsman in the stem. Lustrousbrownish
black glaze. A similarfragment(P 20958) comes from Q
Partlyrestored.
Medallion:gorgoneion surroundedby scrapedgroove
8-9. For the prow of the ship see 166 and 407. Workshop
and beading. Calyx: row of ferns with old-man masks
A?
between tips. Wall:pairs of snaky-tailedTritonsflanking
I 16:5
nude warriorarmedwith spearand shield,alternatingwith
Ca. 225-175
pairsof antitheticalflyingNikai. Rim: alternatingrosettes
P1.31 andleaves;pairsof doublespirals;beading;ovolo.Metallic
166 (P 27583) Erotes rowing
brown to blackglaze. For Nikai cf. 139; for Tritoncf. 172.
P. H. 0.037.
Small fragmentof wall.
Workshopof Bion.
M 21:1
Prow of ship with ram, three Erotes rowing.Lustrous
Ca. 225-175
grayishblackglaze.For stem of shipcf. 165and407.A
similarfragment(P 20958) comes from Q 8-9. Workshop 171
Pls. 31, 79, 98
(P 20272) Tritons,Erotes on
A?
dolphins
Area M 16 (Hellenistic context)
H. 0.082; Diam. 0.15.
Ca 225-175
Parts of wall and rim restored.
167 (P 20268) Griffins,Herakles and Auge
P1.31 groove, and beading. Calyx: row of fronds with Erotes
H. 0.08; est. Diam. 0.145.
flying left between tips. Wall: six pairs of Erotes on
Part of medallion, half of calyx, and five sixths of wall dolphins facing Tritons armed with shields. Four times
restored.
Eros is on right, twice on left. Flying birds in field. Rim:
Medallion:eleven-petaledrosette surroundedby ridge, pairsof double spiralscrownedby leaves; beading;ovolo.
scrapedgroove, and beading. Calyx: row of overlapping Metallicblackglaze;miltos.Frommold 295.A fragmentof
ferns. Wall: pairs of griffinsflanking kantharoialternate a similarbowl (P 20158)was foundin the buildingfillof the
with Heraklesand Auge. Starsinside circlesbelow, birds Stoa of Attalos (P-R 6-12). Workshopof Bion.
alternating with rosettes above. Rim: pairs of double
M 21:1
spiralscrowned by leaves; beading; simplifiedguilloche.
Ca. 225-175
Shiny black glaze, green inside; miltos. Cf. 205, 210.
172 (P 19859) Triton,mounted warrior
Pls. 31, 98
Workshopof Bion.
P. H. 0.063.
M 21:1
Ca. 225-175
Wall: horseman armed with spear, shield, and helmet
168 (P 20190 a, b) Griffins;signed
Pls. 31, 95 rides rightagainstTritonholdinggarlandor sling over his
head. Erotes above. Rim: alternatingrosettes and leaves;
P. H. (a) 0.063, (b) 0.044.
Two non-joiningfragmentsof wall, with tracesof calyx pairs of double spirals; beading; simplified guilloche.
Metallic grayish black glaze; miltos. The same Triton
and rim pattern.
between
with
Wall:
fronds
rosettes
tips.
(a) griffin appearson 170 and perhapson P 22954, a fragmentfrom
Calyx:
Nike
at
Between
of
frontal
right.
them, SouthStoaII buildingfill(M-N 15:1).Cf.Schwabacher,pl.
facing left, part
rim. 4:13. Workshopof Bion.
BVj!)NOC.
mask
and
rosette
below
Old-man
signature
Area C 17 (3rd-centurycontext)
one
Hind
two
one
facing right,
facing
parts of
griffins,
b)
them.
Rim:
left. Bird between
Ca. 225-200
simplified guilloche.
FIGUREDBOWLS
PI. 32
173 (P 28603) Triton, Eros on panther
P. H. 0.085; est. Diam. 0.145.
One fourth of rim and wall, with tip of calyx.
Calyx:ferns with old-manmasks between tips. Wall:at
left, small Eros on panther walkingright.At rightTriton
facingrightwith spear in left hand. Traceof tail of Triton
facingleft at farleft. Erotesholdingtorchesandflyingbirds
above. Rim: double spirals; beading; ovolo. Dull ocher
glaze. A fragmentof a bowl (P 11530) possibly from the
same mold comes from E 5:2, and another similarfragment (P 20973) from Q 8-9. Workshopof Bion.
P 21:4
Ca 225-175
Pls. 32, 98
174 (P 26253) Triton, Eros with bow
H. 0.081; est. Diam. 0.14.
One eighth preserved.
scrapedgroove, and beading. Calyx: row of overlapping
ferns.Wall:Eros drawsbow againstTriton.Leg of running
figure preserved at right. Alternating flying Erotes and
birds above. Rim: pairs of double spirals crowned by
leaves;beading;ovolo. Metallicblackglaze,reddishbrown
on medallion; miltos. Workshopof Bion.
M 18:10
Ca 225-175
PI. 32
175 (P 14186 a-c) Triton
Max. p. dim. (a) 0.102; p. H. (b) 0.037, (c) 0.045.
a) One fourthof calyxand partof lowerwall.b,c) Partof
upper wall and rim pattern.
Medallion surrounded by two ridges, the inner one
scraped. Calyx: row of rounded ribbed leaves. Wall: (a)
lowerbody of Tritonholdingoar,tiller,or torch,swimming
right.At right,foot of dancingsatyr.Dog and harerun left
below. b) Flying bird. c) Head of figurefacingleft. Flying
bird above. Rim: double spirals;two ridges. Dull black
glaze. For Triton cf. 262. WorkshopA.
0 20:2
Ca 225-175
P1.32
176 (P 11427) Triton, goat
H. 0.079; Diam. 0.128.
Two thirds of wall and rim restored.
Medallion: five trefoil leaves arranged in star,
surroundedby two ridges,bandof alternatingrosettesand
palmettes, and beading. Calyx: row of small ferns. Wall:
rampantgoat facing left; horned altar;Tritonfacing left.
Another section of wallpreservesgrapevine.Erotes,birds,
and rosettes in field. Rim: invertedovolo; rosettes;ovolo.
Dull red glaze, brownnear rim.For shape,medallion,and
grapevinecf. 69. For altar cf. 137.
E 5:2
Ca 225-175
65
P1.32
177 (P 20262 a, b) Erotes on dolphins, Eros
with lyre
Max. p. dim. (a) 0.11; p. H. (b) 0.045.
Two non-joiningsections preservingmedallion, calyx,
one fourth of lower wall, part of upper wall, and rim
pattern.
Medallion: eight-petaledrosette surroundedby alternating small lotus leaves and ribbed petals, within ridge,
scrapedgroove,and beading.Calyx:two overlappingrows
of ferns. Wall: Erotes playing lyres alternate with large
birdsin flight.Fishes and Erotes on dolphinsbelow. Rim:
indistinct pattern; simplified guilloche bordered by
beading. Thin, metallic brownish black glaze. Another
bowl (P 20263) from the same mold comes from M 21:1.
For Eros with lyre cf. 212. Workshopof Bion.
M 21:1
Ca 225-175
P1.33
178 (P 20286) Erotes on dolphins
P. H. 0.069.
Fragmentof rim und upper body.
Wall: antitheticalErotes on dolphins flank kantharos.
Rim: beading; ovolo. Metallic black glaze; miltos. For
dolphinon left cf. 171;for kantharoscf. 132. Workshopof
Bion.
Area Q 8 (context of first half of 2nd century)
Ca 225-175
PI. 33
179 (P 12054) Dolphins, dogs, hares
P. H. 0.051; max. p. dim. 0.11.
Medallion,lower body, and trace of rim pattern.
Medallion:AthenaParthenossurroundedby two circles
of beading,scrapedgroove,and ridge.Calyx:rowof small,
pointed lotus petals. Wall:six dolphins swimming right.
Above them two rows of dogs, hares, and foxes running
left. Rim: beading. Dull red glaze.
N 20:7
Ca 225-175
PI. 33
180 (P 17027) Dolphins, piper, griffin
H. 0.095; est. Diam. 0.165.
Most of rim and over half of wall restored.
Medallion:gorgoneionsurroundedby nimbus,beading,
wavy line between ridges,and simplifiedguilloche.Wall:
seated woman playing double pipe and surroundedby
dolphins alternateswith griffinwalkingleft. Both figures
appeartwice. Largeand small birds in field. Rim: square
panels with circles inside them. Dull red to brown glaze.
B 20:2
Ca 225-175
181 (P 18932) Tritoness,Dionysos on
panther
H. 0.075; est. Diam. 0.13.
Bottom and two thirds of bowl restored.
Pls. 33,98
66
CATALOGUE
Medallionsurroundedby scrapedgrooveand ridge.

Calyx:fouroverlappingrowsof roundedribbedleaves.
Wall:at right,Tritonesswithlong, snakytail swimsleft,
holdingoinochoein left hand,hornor shell,whichshe
blows,inrighthand.OnherbackridesErosplayingdouble
pipe.At left,nudeDionysosholdingthyrsosridespanther
to right.Traceof Tritonessat far left. Rim:alternating
with doublespiralsbetween;
palmettesand fleurs-de-lis
simplifiedguilloche.Shinyblackglaze;miltos.Forrimcf.
233 and Hausmann,pls. 2-9; for calyxand Tritonesscf.
Hausmann,pl. 4. Cf. also Schwabacher,
pl. 6:26. Hausmann'sWorkshop.
C 20:2
Ca. 200
PI.34
185 (P 23629)Seamonster
P. H. 0.076.
Fragmentwithpartof rimpatternand upperwall.
sea serpentwithcoiledbodyswims
Wall:horse-headed
left.Dolphinswimmingleft below,old-manmaskabove.
Rim: indistinctmotif;simplifiedguilloche.Shinyblack
glaze.Forsea monstercf. 184.WorkshopA.
M-N 15:1
Ca 225-175
P1.34
186 (P 18664)Sea monster,goats,kraters
H. 0.089;Diam.0.14.
Halfof wallandrimrestored.
Medallion:eight-petaledrosettesurroundedby ridge
and scrapedgroove.Calyx:row of smallpointedleaves
withfronds,tworowsoftriangular
petals.Wall:
alternating
fivepairsof rampantgoatsflankingkratersalternatewith
coiled sea serpents.Rim:invertedovolo;ovolo. Thick,
by
shinyredglazebelow,blackaboveandinside.Produced
the sameshopas 15.
M21:1
182 (P 21040)Tritoness,deathof Opheltes(?) P1.33

Max.p. dim.0.115.
Medallion,mostof calyx,andone fourthof lowerwall.
Medallion:ten-petaledrosette. Calyx: small ferns
arrangedin imbricatetriangles.Wall:at right,Tritoness
carryingoinochoeand blowinghorn swims left, Eros
playingdoublepipeseatedoncoilsofhertail.Atleft,lower
partof womanclutchingchildand runningleft, a large
snakecoiledoverherhead.FlyingErosandfrontalNike MYTHOLOGICAL(187-237)
betweenthesefigures.Metallicblackglaze;miltos.Bowls
203 and 204 also show the womanand snakebut were 187 (P 19881)Threelaborsof HeraklesPls. 34, 92, 98
H. 0.101;Diam.0.157.
producedwitha differentstamp.Fromthe sameshopas
147and209;WorkshopA?
Discussed:Pnyx,p. 92 underno. 2, pl. 50:A; HausH-K 12-14
mann,pp. 27, 89-92, 94, 97, pl. 64:1-3.
Ca 225-175
Partsof wallrestored.
Medallion:
ten-petaledrosette.Calyx:one rowof small
183 (P 22127)Tritoness
PI.34 ferns.Wall:dividedbylargepalmettesintothreesections,
a laborof Herakles.1) KeryMax.p. dim.0.091.
in eachof whichis portrayed
Medallion,one thirdof calyx,andone fourthof lower neianHind(detail1):Heraklesfacingright,holdinghorns
wall.
of deerin hands,forcesit to its kneesby plantinghisleft
Medallion:doubleeight-petaled
rosettesurrounded
by kneeon its back.Lionskinhangsdownhisback,the head
behindhis head,the tailat his waist,the leg
tworidgesandscrapedgroove.Calyx:talllotuspetalswith immediately
smallleavesat base.Wall:Tritonesswithlongtailswims hangingfrom his waist. 2) Nemean Lion (detail 2):
lefttowardkraterorkantharos.
Brownandredglaze,black Heraklesfacingrightholdsheadof lion in his grip.Lion
inside.Formedallioncf. 162.
standsupwithonefooton ground,oneonHerakles'
knee;
AreaR 9-10 (contextof secondquarterof 2ndcentury) his tail hangsdownbetweenhis legs. 3) Gardenof the
Heraklesfacesleft,reachingwithleftarmfor
Ca 225-175
Hesperides:
applefromtree.Serpentwoundaroundtree extendsits
184 (P 15734)Scylla,sea monster
P1.34 headat levelof Herakles'waist.Herakleswearslionskin,
the headvisiblebehindhis head,the tailandpawsbelow
P. H. 0.07.
his waist.FrontalNikaiflankfiguresof Herakles.Rim:
rim
of
and
wall.
Fragment
pattern upper
rosettesandpalmettes;pairsof doublespirals;
left
at
is
with
Wall:
upper body of woman, alternating
Scylla,
serpent-neckeddogs' heads below, arms outspread, alternatingrosettesand palmettes.Slightlyshiny black
A?
holdingan objectin herlefthand.At right,horse-headed glaze;miltos.281isamoldfora similarbowl.Workshop
fill
D 17:5lower
sea monster.Dolphinsin field above. Rim: indistinct
motif;ovolo.Shinybrownishblackglaze.Forseamonster
cf. 185; for Scyllacf. Courby,p. 345, fig. 70:23. Work188 (P 23225)Heraklesandthe maresof Pls. 34, 79
shopA.
Diomedes
AreaL 11 (2nd-century
context)
P. H. 0.073.
Ca 225-175
FIGUREDBOWLS
Discussed:Pnyx, p. 107, underno. 120, pl. 50:C; Hausmann, p. 94, pl. 62:2.
Fragmentof wall.
Bearded Heraklesfacing front and looking right holds
club in righthand, head of horse with left hand. Heads of
two more horses visible on either side of his head.
Prostratefigure of Diomedes below his feet. Wheels of
chariotvisible behind his rightleg. Metallicgrayishblack
glaze.A fragment(P 20997) with the same scene preserves
a trace of the bull labor to the right.Cf. Watzinger,p. 65,
no. 2. WorkshopA?
Area 0 15-16 (Hellenistic context)
Ca 225-175
189 (P 10877) Deeds of Theseus
Pl. 35
P. H. 0.104; est. Diam. 0.19.
Discussed: Pnyx, pp. 89-90, 107, under no. 120; Hausmann, p. 94.
Half of body restored;lip missing.
outside. Calyx: large fronds alternatingwith grapevines
with small palmettes at base, dividing wall into four
sections.Wall:each section containsone deed of Theseus,
only three of which are preserved.1) Minotaur(detail 1):
Theseus facingrightholds head of Minotaurwith left arm.
Hero holds swordin righthandat waistlevel. 2) Prokrustes
or Periphetes(detail2): Theseus stridingto rightwith right
arm drawnback to strike.Opponentsits on groundfacing
him, reachingup with left arm to clutch Theseus' arm or
shoulder.3) MarathonianBull (detail3): Theseus wearing
cloak,astridebull facingright.Swansin field.Rim:alternating rosettes and fleurs-de-lis;pairs of double spirals;
tendrils bordered by beading. Lustrous black to brown
glaze, metallic inside. P 18657 from M 21:1 shows the
same scenes in a differentorder,and P 25986,a moldmade
amphorafrom the same mold, comes from a late 3rd-to
early 2nd-centurycontext. WorkshopA.
D 11:4 lower fill
Ca 225-175
Pls. 35, 80
190 (P 18640) Odysseus
H. 0.087; est. Diam. 0.15.
Discussed:Pnyx, p. 94, underno. 14;Hesperia17, 1948,
pp. 160-161.
Most of rim and large part of lower body restored.
Plain medallion surroundedby ridge, scrapedgroove,
and beading. Calyx: three rows of imbricatesmall ferns.
Wall:Odysseus bound to mast of his ship, flankedon the
left by hippocamp and Triton, on right by Triton. This
scene appears twice. Fishes in field below, birds above.
Rim: pairsof double spiralscrownedby palmettes;simplified guillocheborderedby beading.Slightlymetallicblack
glaze, red on medallion.For Odysseuscf. 91,191, and 227;
for rim cf. 212. Workshopof Bion.
M 21:1
Ca 225-175
67
P1.35
191 (P 20273) Odysseus, Nikai, Erotes
H. 0.076; Diam. 0.14.
Part of medallion and half of body and rim restored.
groove,and beading.Calyx:row of frondswith rosettesat
base. Wall (a group of four figures, probably repeated
seven times): (1) Nike bending over to left; (2) Eros flying
left; (3) Nike seated on rock;(4) Odysseuswearingpointed
cap and short chiton. Birds below. Rim: alternating
rosettesand leaves;pairsof double spirals;beading;ovolo.
Thin, metallic black glaze. For Odysseus cf. 91, 190, and
227. Workshopof Bion.
M 21:1
Ca 225-175
192 (P 30435) Odysseus and Philoktetes(?)
P1.35
P. H. 0.042.
Fragmentpreservingpartof lowerwalland tips of calyx.
Calyx: acanthus leaves. Wall: at left, bearded man
wearing short chiton, conical hat, and boots or leggings,
seated on ground facing right.He looks up at a similarly
dressedfigurewho holds a staffin his left hand. Tracesof
another figure at right, moving to right. The conical hat
identifies the seated figure as Odysseus; the standing
figurewith staffmay be Philoktetes;cf. the silvercup from
Hoby (NordiskeFortidsminderII, iii, Copenhagen 1923,
pp. 124-128, pl. 9). Lustrousblackglaze. For the leaves of
the calyx see 32 and Schwabacher,pl. 7:16. Hausmann's
Workshop.
L 19:2 shaft fill
Ca 200
193 (P 28544) Rape of Persephone
Pls. 36, 80, 98
H. 0.096; Diam. 0.168.
outside, surroundedby pointedleaves. Calyx:rowof overlapping, rounded ribbed leaves with small ferns at base.
Wall:(view C) four-horsechariotdrivento left by bearded
Hades who holds small figureof Persephonein his arms.
Hermes, wearing cloak and carrying kerykeion, leads
chariot towards gate with pediment (view B), which is
To left of gate, frontal figure with
inscribedEYEEBO)N.
short skirt, disheveled hair, plays double pipe among
reeds. Chariotis followed by (view C) woman in field of
flowers, walking right but turning upper body to left;
woman running left (Demeter?); (view A) helmeted
Athena with spear and shield walking left; Artemis
wearing short chiton, drawing bow. Rim: alternating
rosettes and palmettes; pairs of double spirals;jeweling;
egg and dart.Shiny black glaze; miltos. Another bowl (P
28617) from the same mold was found in P 21:4.
Cf. 194 and Murray,"ANew Stele fromAthens,"p. 3, fig.
2. For Artemis see Watzinger,p. 66, no. 3. For woman
walkingright see terracottaaltars,on which the figure is
68
CATALOGUE
identifiedas Helen (D. B. Thompson,"HellenisticTerracottas, II C,"p. 256, nos. 19, 20). WorkshopA.
P 21:4
Ca[ 225-175
Pls. 37, 94, 98
H. 0.093; Diam. 0.169.
One fifth restored.
Medallion:double four-petaledrosette surroundedby
pointedleaves. Calyx:rowof overlapping,roundedribbed
leaves with small lotus petals at base. Wall:(view A) pipe
player,gate, Hermes, and chariotof Hades as in 193. The
preservedfiguresfollowingthe chariotare Athena, (view
B) Hekate (or Demeter) holding two torches, and Artemis. Reeds, flowers,and overturnedkalathoiin field. Rim:
pairs of double spiralscrowned by palmettes flanked by
dolphins;guilloche. Metallic grayish black glaze; miltos.
Cf. 193 and referencescited there. For Hekate see Schwabacher, pl. 3:11, 12. WorkshopA.
P21:4
Ca 225-175
PI. 37
195 (P 26150) Rape of Persephone?
H. 0.088; est. Diam. 0.15.
Most of lower body and one fourth of upper wall.
Medallion: overlappingferns arrangedin star pattern,
surroundedby scraped ridge. Calyx: fronds with bulls'
heads between tips, divided from wall by ridge. Wall
(groupof fourfiguresrepeatedfourtimes):(1) legless torso
with short skirt (Typhon?);(2) woman kneeling to left
putting flowers into basket (Persephone?);(3) woman in
high-beltedchitonwith two torches,walkingleft (Demeter
or Hekate?);(4) woman walkingleft. Erotes in field. Rim:
antithetical dolphins; alternating old-man and slave
masks.Dull red glaze, browninside.Womanwalkingright
and Demeter/Hekate recallfigureson 194. For 'Typhon"
cf. 164.
M 18:10
Ca 225-175
PI. 37
196 (P 24817) Rape of Europa
P. H. 0.045.
Fragmentof wall.
Europa,nude to waist,with draperyswirlingup behind
her, sits sidesaddleon bull who runsto left. Lustrousblack
glaze. For bull see 197.
H-K 12-14
Ca 225-175
Pls. 37, 80
197 (P 25829) Rape of Europa
P. H. 0.055.
Fragment preserving tips of calyx and one fourth of
lower wall.
Calyx: pointed lotus petals. Wall: bull rearingto left,
with legs of Europa visible on his back. Eros with torch
beneath bull. At left, animalrearingto right.At right,rear

legs of another rampant animal. Metallic grayish black
glaze. For Europa see 196.
Area A-B 19-20 (late Hellenistic to early Roman
context)
Cac 225-175
198 (P 23894) Rape of Ganymede
Pls. 38, 80
P. H. 0.073.
Fragmentof upper wall and rim pattern.
Wall:largeeagle enfoldingnude youth in his rightwing,
flanked by small Erotes. Rim: pairs of double spirals;
simplifiedguilloche. Metallic black glaze. WorkshopA.
H-K 12-14
CaC225-175
P1.38
P. H. 0.055.
Fragmentof wall and tip of calyx.
Calyx: large palmette and floraltendril.Wall:bearded
man (Zeus) holds nude youth acrosshis body, looks back
at eagle over his left shoulder.Shiny greenishblackglaze.
WorkshopA.
M 21:1
Ca 225-175
200 (P 23753) Rape of Ganymede, Eros on
PI. 38
panther, trophy
P. H. 0.085; est. Diam. 0.165.
One third preserved;medallion missing.
Calyx:fronds.Wall:Rape of Ganymedeas on 199;Eros
on pantherridingright;woman decoratingtrophy;Rapeof
Ganymede; seated woman facing right, nude to waist.
Rosettes and birds below. Rim: large inverted egg and
dart;three ridges. Dull greenish black glaze. For Eros on
panthersee 157 and 163, possiblyproducedby a different
stamp. For rim cf. 46 and 157. For nude woman cf. 203.
For woman decoratingtrophy cf. 216. Class 1.
P-R 6-12
Ca 175-150
Pls. 38, 81
H. 0.09; est. Diam. 0.155.
Most of medallion and three fourths of bowl restored.
Medallion:gorgoneion?Calyx:two overlappingrowsof
ferns. Wall: Dionysos embraced by maenad and satyr
alternatingwith Rape of Ganymede and pairsof rampant
goats. Rim: inverted egg and dart;convex band. Dull red
to brown glaze.
Area H 9 (context of mid-2nd century)
202 (P 14329) Rape of Ganymede,
Prokne(?)
Pls. 38, 81
FIGUREDBOWLS
P. H. 0.057.
Rim and one third of body missing; partiallyrestored.
Medallion: eight-petaled rosette surrounded by two
ridgesand scrapedgroove. Calyx:rowof smallferns.Wall
(alternatinglargefigures,each appearingthree times, with
smallfrontalNikaibetween them): Rapeof Ganymede(as
on 199-201); woman wearing peplos, one breast exposed, holdingchildabove her head as if to dashhim to the
ground (Prokne?).Bird flying left in field. Metallic black
glaze.A similarbowl (P 9668) comes fromthe middlefillof
N 19:1.
E 15:4
Ca 200-150
203 (P 24082) Prokne(?),death of Opheltes(?), PI. 39
Heraklesand Auge, trophy(?)
H. 0.105; Diam. 0.18.
Medallion,half of calyx and wall missing.
Calyx: five rows of imbricatesmall ferns. Wall: seated
nude man holdingsmall nude female figureacrosshis lap
(Herakles and Auge); (view A) woman running left
looking back over shoulder, clutching child in left arm,
with snake archingover her (death of Opheltes?);woman
seated facing right, nude to waist; silenus under tree,
facing left; (view B) Herakles and Auge; legless form
(trophy?)with cuirass,pleated skirt,helmet, holding staff
in crookof left arm,unidentifiedobjectin righthand;(view
C) Heraklesand Auge; trophy;woman holdingchild over
head to fling him down (Prokne?);traces of nude seated
woman and silenus.Erotes with grapes,old-manmasksin
field. Rim: pairs of double spiralscrowned by palmettes;
simplified guilloche. Lustrous black glaze. Cf. 204. For
seated nude woman cf. 200. For death of Opheltes cf. 182,
produced by a different stamp. For trophy cf. 224.
WorkshopA.
Area H 14 (context unknown)
Ca 225-175
204 (P 28588) Prokne(?),Heraklesand
Pls. 40, 98
death
of
Auge,
Opheltes(?)
H. 0.083; Diam. 0.151.
Hesperia 42, 1973, p. 155, pl. 33:b.
Part of rim restored.
Medallion: eight-petaled rosette. Calyx: two overlappingrowsof pointed, ribbedleaves, one row of pointed
lotus petals. Wall (a series of stamps repeated on either
side of bowl): (view A) Herakles and Auge; death of
Opheltes(?);(view B) silenus standingunder tree flanked
by satyrs; Prokne(?). Rim: alternating palmettes and
dolphins; guilloche. Shiny black glaze, greenish inside;
miltos. Cf. 203 for silenus,deathof Opheltes,Heraklesand
Auge. For anotherstamp of death of Opheltescf. 182.For
satyrscf. 122. WorkshopA.
P 21:4
CaC225-175
69
205 (P 20269) Heraklesand Auge

PI. 40
P. H. 0.05; max. p. dim. 0.115.
Noted: Pnyx, p. 93, under nos. 3, 4.
Medallion, half of calyx, and one fourth of wall.
groove,and beading.Calyx:row of fronds.Wall:Herakles
and Auge alternatingwith antitheticalrampantleopard
and griffin.Birds below, Erotes and rosettes above. Rim:
guilloche?Slightlymetallic greenish blackglaze. For griffins cf. 167, 168, and 210. Workshopof Bion.
M 21:1
Ca 225-175
206 (P 22896) Heraklesand Auge, chariots
PI. 40
P. H. 0.075.
Part of rim pattern,upper wall, and tips of calyx.
Calyx:frondswith Erotes between tips. Wall:Herakles
and Auge flanked by chariots.Charioton right drivento
rightby Eros.Charioton left drivento left by beardedman.
Birdsin field. Rim:beading;smallferns.Shinyblackglaze.
Workshopof Bion.
M-N 15:1
Ca 225-175
207 (P 10874) Heraklesand Auge,
Pls. 40, 81, 94
Nike, helmeted man
H. 0.08; Diam. 0.155.
Parts of rim restored.
Medallion: double rosette with eight petals inside,
twelve outside, surroundedby scraped groove and two
ridges.Calyx:two rows of small ferns.Wall:Heraklesand
Auge alternatingwith beardedman in shortchiton, cloak,
and Corinthianhelmet, runningrightwithleft leg and right
arm raised. Frontal Nike occasionallyinserted between
figures. Rim: flowers springingfrom tendrils; simplified
guilloche. Metallic black glaze; miltos. Cf. 146 for medallion and Nike. A fragment (P 22935) preservingthe
helmeted man was found in the buildingfill of South Stoa
II (M-N 15:1). Class 3.
D 11:4 lower fill
208 (P 12068) Dionysiac trio, Nikai
P1.41
H. 0.076; Diam. 0.127.
One third of body and rim restored.
Medallion: Athena Parthenos surrounded by two
ridges. Calyx: three to five rows of imbricatesmall ferns.
Wall: four groups of Dionysos supported by satyr and
embraced by maenad (Dionysiac trio), alternatingwith
antitheticalNikai flankingamphoras.Birds in field. Rim:
pairs of double spirals crowned by leaves; small ferns.
Metallic black glaze; miltos. Class 1.
N 20:7
Ca 175-150
70
CATALOGUE
PI. 41
209 (P 26252) Dionysiac trio, Nikai
H. 0.084; est. Diam. 0.145.
Half missing, includingmost of medallion.
Medallion:rosette surroundedby ferns.Calyx:six rows
of imbricatesmallferns.Wall:frontalNikaiwith outspread
wings, alternatingwith Dionysiac trio, Erotes flying left
between them. Largebirdsand an Eros below. Rim: pairs
of double spiralscrownedby leaves; simplifiedguilloche.
Dull blackglaze; miltos. From same shop as 147 and 182;
WorkshopA?
M 18:10
Ca 225-175
213 (P 19882) Dionysiac trio, Apollo,

PI. 41
Amymone, Rape of Ganymede
H. 0.089; Diam. 0.156.
One fifth of rim and upper wall restored.
Medallion:gorgoneion.Calyx:row of small ferns. Wall
(fourfiguresor groupsof figuresrepeatedat random):(1)
Rape of Ganymede; (2) Dionysiac trio; (3) seated lyre
player facing right (Apollo); (4) frontal woman carrying
situla (Amymone). Dolphins in field. Rim: palm flowers;
double spirals;small ferns. Dull black glaze; miltos.
D 17:5 lower fill
Ca 225-175
210 (P 18658) Dionysiac trio, griffins

PI. 41
Medallion and over three fourths of bowl restored.
Medallionsurroundedby ridgeand beading.Calyx:row
of fronds with Erotes between tips. Wall: Dionysiac trio
flanked by griffins.At left, tip of wing, probablyof Nike.
Birds in field. Rim: inverted ovolo; beading; ovolo. Dull
blackglaze. For griffincf. 167, 168, and 205. Workshopof
Bion.
M 21:1
Ca 225-175
214 (P 28100) Dionysiac trio, Apollo, Leto(?), P1.42

Poseidon, Amymone
H. 0.092; Diam. 0.158.
Large part of wall restored.
Calyx: row of small ferns.Wall:(view C) lower registerof
Eroteswith torchesalternatingwith grapeclusters,divided
from upper register by inverted ovolo and rosettes
between ridges. Upper register of divinities repeated in
reflected order on either side: Dionysiac trio, flanked by
Amymone with oinochoe, seated lyre-playing Apollo,
drapedfemale with tall torch or staff (Leto?),Amymone
and Poseidon with trident. Rim: pairs of double spirals
crowned by palmettes. Shiny black glaze; miltos. A fragment of a bowl (P 21044) fromthe same mold wasfoundin
the buildingfill of the Middle Stoa (H-K 12-14). For the
medallion cf. 24. See 215 and 226 (Workshop A) for
Poseidon. Workshopof Bion.
F 17:4
Ca 225-175
211 (P 26037) Dionysiac trio, griffins,goats Pls. 41, 81

H. 0.096; Diam. 0.143.
Fragmentsmissing.
Medallion: two circles of small ferns. Calyx: row of
palmettes,row of overlappingtriangularpetals with ferns
between tips. Wall: rampantgoats flankingkratersalternate with largegriffinsflankingDionysiactrio.Each group
appearstwice. Erotes with torches in field. Rim: pairs of
double spiralscrownedby palmettes.Metallicblackglaze,
brown on medallion.
O 17:5
212 (P 28537) Dionysiac trio, musical
Pls. 41, 82
centaurs,and Erotes
H. 0.083; Diam. 0.138.
One fourth of body and most of rim restored.
Medallion: eight-petaledrosette surroundedby small
rounded leaves and ribbed leaves, within ridge, scraped
groove, and beading.Calyx: four rows of imbricatesmall
ferns. Wall: Dionysiac trio repeated four times, flanked
alternatelyby centaursand flyingErotes, all playinglyres
or double pipes. Birdsin field. Rim:pairsof double spirals
crowned by palmettes; simplified guilloche borderedby
beading. Dull brown glaze; miltos. For Eros with lyre cf.
177; for rim cf. 190. Workshopof Bion.
P 21:4
CaC225-175
215 (P 17511) Dionysiac trio, Apollo, Poseidon P1.42

P. H. 0.089; Diam. 0.156.
Half of rimand three fourthsof body,includingbottom,
restored.
Calyx: alternating floral tendrils and lotus petals,
divided from wall by ridge. Wall: divinities interspersed
among floral tendrils, leaves, and Erotes. Preservedare
Apollo playinglyre, seated facing rightwith thymiaterion
before him;Poseidonwithouttrident,perhapsintendedas
worshipper;traces of Dionysiac trio one fourth of way
aroundbowl. Erotesin field. Rim: alternatingrosettesand
palmettes;beading.Lustrousblackglaze; miltos. See 214
(Workshopof Bion) and 226 for Poseidon. WorkshopA.
B 20:7
Ca 225-200
Pls. 43, 82
216 (P 28608) Dionysiac trio, Apollo,
Amymone, satyrs
H. 0.093; Diam. 0.158.
One third of rim and parts of body restored.
FIGUREDBOWLS
rosettesurrounded
by
leaves, within two ridges with two scrapedg
betweenthem. Calyx:12 rowsof imbricatesmall
Wall(divinitiesrepeatedin same orderon either
Amymoneand Poseidon;womanwalkingrightca
wreath in raised right hand; Poseidon with tl
perhapsintendedas a reveler,extendsrightarmtc
her;Dionysiactrio;lyre-playing
Apollo;twosatyrss
left.Rim:palmettesflankedby dolphins;pairsof (
spirals;
jeweling;egganddart.Shinyblackglaze;mi
contextof thesecondquarterof the2ndcenturycon
anotherbowl(P22128)fromthesamemold.Forsat
122.Forwomanwithwreathcf. 200.WorkshopA
P 21:4
Ca 225-175
Medallion:headof AthenaParthenossurroundedby
cable,scrapedgroove,andridge.Calyx:twooverlapping
rowsof smallferns.Wall:two singlelargefigurespreserved.At left, nudemalewith staffor thyrsosoverleft
shoulder,wearingnebrisdiagonallyacrossbody, leans
withrightarmon pillarorherm(Dionysos).Panthersitsat
his left. At right,womanwearinghigh-beltedchitonand
cloak,withrightbreastexposed,standswithrighthandon
hip, left handon trunkof tree,underwhichshe stands.
Rim:bulls'headsborderedby beading.Metallicblackto
brownglaze,browninside.Cf.227(Dionysos);Courby,p.
342, fig. 69:1, 2 (Dionysosand meanad).Bowlmadein
brokenmold(cf. 261).
H-K 12-14
Ca 225-175
217 (P 25929)Apollo,woman
P. H. 0.056.
Fragmentof wallwithtipsof calyx.
ribbedleavesandlotusbuds.
Calyx:alternating
Apollowithlyreat left.Drapedwomanwalkingrigl
headbowedat right.At farright,tracesof wingand
Eros.Shinyblackglaze.WorkshopA.
AreaR 20 (contextunknown)
Ca 225-175?
218 (P 20964)ApolloandLeto
Max.p. dim.0.116.
Medallionand one eighthof lowerwall.
Medallion:gorgoneion surroundedby ridge
scrapedgroove.Calyx:rowof small,roundedlotus
with four largeacanthusleaves dividingwall int
sections.Wall:in one sectionare preservedApol
Leto, probablyrepeatedin the oppositesection.
below.Metallicblackglaze;miltos.For medallio
compositioncf. P 402:ThompsonC 18 andMetzg
!
122.Forcompositioncf. 223 and224.Workshop
Q 8-9
Ca. 225-175
219 (P 18655)Amymone,Leto
H. 0.055;Diam.0.083.
Partsof walland rimrestored.
Indistinctmedallionsurrounded
by ridgeand s(
groove.Calyx:rowof roundedlotuspetals.Wall:a
tingfiguresofAmymoneandLetowithwreathsanc
sometimesinsertedbetweenthem.Rim:invertedel
withan occasionalrosette.Shin)
dart,interspersed
glaze;miltos.
M 21:1
220 (P 22812)Dionysosandmaenad
H. 0.085;est. Diam.0.17.
Medallionand one fourthof bowl.
71
P1.43
221 (P 19983)Maenad?
PI.43
P. H. 0.044.
Fragmentof wall.
Womanwearinghigh-beltedgarmentand stole with
swallow-tailed
ends stridesright,her left armextended,
herrighthandon her hip.Lustrousblackglaze.
AreaD 16 (2nd-century
context)
Ca. 225-175?
222 (P 24237)Silenus,Amymone
PI.43
P. H. 0.035.
Fragmentof wall.
Silenusstandswithlegscrossed,facingleft,withdrapery
Leftarmbehindback,rightarmleaningon
overshoulders.
tree trunk.At right,Amymone.At left, rampantgoat
facingleft. Shiny blackglaze, metallicbrownishblack
inside.
AreaO-P 15-16 (Romanor latercontext)
Ca. 200-150
PI.43
223 (P 21041a, b) Dionysos,nudewoman
P. H. (a) 0.08, (b) 0.064.
Non-joiningsectionspreservingone fourthof rim,one
thirdof upperbody.
Calyx:largeacanthusleaves,dividingwallintosections.
Wall:in one section,Dionysos,nude to waist,carrying
whipin righthand,ridesrighton panther.At right,in
anothersection,womannudeto waistbendstowardsome
objectat right.Eachfigureprobablyappearedtwice.Goat
masksflankfigures;swansin field.Rim:flowerspringing
fromtendrilsflankedby dolphins;simplifiedguilloche.
Slightlyshiny,mottledredto brownglaze.ForcomposiA?
tioncf.218,224,andP 402:ThompsonC 18.Workshop
H-K 12-14 (disturbedportionof fill)
Ca. 225-175
224 (P 6764)Artemisandfawn,
Pls.44, 83, 94
trophy(?)
H. 0.085;Diam.0.143.
Largepartsof bodyand rimrestored.
72
CATALOGUE
Medallion: eight-petaled rosette. Calyx: ferns with

swans on tips, boukraniabetween tips, alternatewith four
large acanthus leaves, dividing wall into four sections.
Wall: each section has one large figure. These alternate
between Artemis leaning on post at her right, looking
down to left and stretchingher left arm out to fawn, and
legless form (trophy?)with cuirass,skirt,helmet, holding
staff in one arm, unidentified object in other. Goat
masksflankfigures.Rim:alternatingrosettesand Rhodian
roses;pairsof double spirals.Dull blackglaze;miltos. For
compositioncf. 218 and 223; forArtemiscf. 225 and P 402:
Thompson C 18; for trophy cf. 203. WorkshopA?
F 13:3
Ca 225-175
Pls. 44, 83
225 (P 23069) Artemis, Dionysiac trio,
Amymone, Demeter(?)
H. 0.076; est. Diam. 0.145.
Full profile;one sixth of rim and body.
ridges and scraped groove. Calyx: alternatingferns and
lotus buds. Wall:Dionysiactrio,Amymone, Artemiswith
fawn, draped frontal figure with staff in left hand (Demeter?), Dionysiac trio, woman walking left. Rosettes
between figures.Rim: pairsof double spiralscrownedby
leaves, convex band.Metallicbrownishblackglaze,red on
medallion, black inside; miltos. For Artemis cf. 224. For
Demeter cf. 226. WorkshopA.
M-N 15:1
Ca 225-175
226 (P 23745) Poseidon and Demeter(?)
PI. 44
P. H. 0.085.
Fragmentpreservingpartof upperwalland rimpattern.
Wall:at left, frontalmale with draperyaroundhips, right
arm outstretched, as Poseidon, but without trident. At
right,drapedfrontalfigurewearingpolos, holding staffor
torch in left hand - possibly Demeter. Rim: pairs of
double spirals crowned by leaves; ovolo bordered by
beading.Dull brownishblackglaze. Cf. 214 (Workshopof
Bion) and 215 for Poseidon;cf. 225 and Courby,p. 345, fig.
70:17 for Demeter. WorkshopA.
Area H 14 (Hellenistic context)
Ca. 225-175
227 (P 26076) Dionysos, Herakles,Athena Pls. 44, 84
H. 0.084; Diam. 0.143.
Fragmentsof body and one fifth of rim missing.
Medallion:gorgoneion surroundedby scrapedgroove
and ridge.Calyx:row of ferns.Wall(five stampsrepeated
on either side of bowl): (1) Herakles leaning with right
hand on club, lion skin wrappedaround left arm, which
hangs down at side; (2) Athena in high-beltedpeplos and
helmet, shield at left side; (3) Dionysos wearingcloak or
nebris, staff in left arm, leaning on pillar with panther
beside him; (4) Pegasos flying left; (5) Odysseus wearing

shortchiton.Erotes in field between figures.Rim:Erotes;
birds.Dull brownishblackglaze;miltos. For Dionysos cf.
220; for Odysseus cf. 190 and 191.
0 17:7
PI. 44
228 (P 30363 a, b) Hermes
est.
Diam.
0.14.
P. H. (a) 0.083, (b) 0.045;
Two non-joiningsections preservingone sixth of rim
and upper wall.
Wall: fronds of calyx flanked by figures of Hermes
wearing cap, cloak, and winged boots and carryingkerykeion.At right,Nike flyingright.Kantharoibelow,rosettes
above. Rim: alternatingsmallerand largerferns; pairsof
double spirals;ovolo. Dull grayishblackglaze. Workshop
of Bion.
M 21:1
Ca. 225-175
PI. 44
229 (P 21050) Athena
P. H. 0.045.
Fragmentof wall.
Helmeted, drapedwoman facingrightcarriesshield on
left arm. Lustrous black glaze. Cf. Courby,fig. 80:10; S.
Weinberg, "Corinthian Relief Ware: Pre-Hellenistic
Period,"Hesperia23, 1954,p. 136,pi. 33: d; Pagenstecher,
Expedition Ernst von Sieglin II, iii, pl. 20.
H-K 12-14
Cca 225-175
P1.44
230 (P 27715) Cassandra
P. H. 0.061.
Medallion, one fourth of calyx, and fragmentsof wall.
Medallion:double nine-petaledrosette surroundedby
three ridges and scraped groove. Calyx: four rows of
acanthus leaves, rosettes between tips of top row, set off
fromwall by ridge.Wall:female figure,nude to waist,rests
rightknee on pedestaland raisesleft armas she embraces
statue of Athena. Traceof tendrilsat right.Red and brown
glaze.Cf. Siebert,Recherchessur les ateliers,M 10, p. 350,
pl. 23; M 32, M 33, M 39, pp. 352-353, pl. 26 (fromArgos).
The same figureoccurson a pair of terracottaaltarsfrom
the Agora, D. B. Thompson, "HellenisticTerracottas,II
C," nos. 19, 20.
Area N 16 (early 2nd-centurycontext)
Ca[ 225-175
PI. 45
231 (P 14290) Figures
P. H. 0.057.
Rim and most of upper body missing.
Medallion: six-petaled rosette with trefoils between
petals, surrounded by two ridges and scraped groove.
Calyx: row of fronds. Wall:large grapevinespringsfrom
calyx, dividingwall into sections. At right of vine, nude
FIGUREDBOWLS
male seated beside tripod,right hand on head (Apollo?).
At left of vine, draped female. Birds above, hares and
hounds below. Lustrousgrayishblackglaze;miltos. Same
stamps used in medallions of 63 and 118. WorkshopA?
N 20:7
Ca 225-175
232 (P 22978) Partiallydrapedfigure,
P1.45
Rape of Ganymede
P. H. 0.07.
Half of medallion and one fourth of body.
Medallion: rosette. Calyx: row of small ferns. Wall:
partiallydrapedfigurefacingrightwith left foot restingon
a stone, right elbow restingon left knee. On either side of
figure,Rape of Ganymede.Erotes in field.Rim:simplified
guilloche. Metallic red and brown glaze.
H-K 12-14
Ca 225-175
233 (P 20484) Amazonomachy
Pls. 45, 84, 98
P. H. 0.085.
Fragmentpreservingone sixth of wall and part of rim.
Calyx:tips of acanthusleaves with lilies between them.
Wall: nude hoplite with cloak, helmet, shield, and sword
advances to right. Behind him are traces of forelegs of
horse. At right,Amazon wearingshort chiton rides right,
looking backat hoplite and raisingswordover head. Rim:
alternatingpalmettes and fleurs-de-lis;pairs of double
spirals;beading;egg and dart.Lustrousblackglaze;miltos.
For rim cf. 181 and Hausmann,pls. 2-9. For Amazon cf.
Hausmann,pl. 2:1. Cf. also Courby,p. 347, fig. 71:28b, n.
Hausmann'sWorkshop.
Purchasedin Athens (1935)
Ca. 200
Pls. 45, 84
P. H. 0.068.
Part of lower wall and calyx.
Calyx: fronds. Wall: three single combats between
Greeks and Amazons. At left are preservedleft leg, arm,
and scabbardof Greek attackingfallenAmazon (missing)
to left. In center, Greek with shield on rightattacksfallen
Amazon holding bow, facing left. At right are preserved
left foot and cloak of Greek attacking fallen Amazon
(missing)to right.Darkgrayclay (misfired),very darkgray
glaze. Cf. Courby, p. 347, fig. 71:28f-h; Walters,op. cit.
(footnote 39, p. 22 above), p. 252, G 98, from Athens.
D-E 8-9:1
Ca 225-175
Pls. 45, 84
P. H. 0.086.
One third of upper body and small part of rim.
Calyx:alternatinglotus petals and ferns.Wall:in center
an Amazon wearingshort,high-beltedchiton,armedwith
73
lunate shieldand spear.She is attackedfromleft by hoplite

with cloak, cuirass,short chiton, helmet, and spear, and
from right by nude swordsmanwearingcloak.At far left
and right,hoplite with cloak,cuirass,shortchiton,helmet,
and spear attacksto right. Rim: rosettes; double spirals;
egg and dart.Lustrousblack glaze. For hoplite at far left
and rightcf. P 4101: ThompsonC 20. For Amazon cf. 236.
M-N 15:1
236 (P 13685) Amazonomachy,Eros on
Pls. 45, 85
panther
H. 0.082; est. Diam. 0.14.
Half of bowl, with full profile preserved;restored.
Medallion: eight-petaledrosette. Calyx: four rows of
imbricatesmallferns.Wall:pairsof ridersand figuresfighting on foot, flankingkantharoi.Figuresinclude horseman
riding left; warrior wearing cloak, seen from behind;
Amazonarmedwithshieldand spear,wearingshortchiton
and boots; Eros on panther riding right. Rim: leaves;
double spirals;simplifiedguilloche. Dull red glaze, black
near rim; miltos. For Amazon cf. 235.
G 5:3
Ca 175-150
237 (P 22192 a, b) Figures
PI. 45
P. H. (a) 0.049, (b) 0.04; est. Diam. 0.155.
Two non-joiningsections preservingmedallion, calyx,
part of lower wall, and one fourth of rim.
Medallion: gorgoneion. Calyx: triangulargroups of
imbricateferns. Wall (three repeatingfigures):in middle,
nude, frontal man with right arm drawnback as though
throwing,left arm wrappedin cloak;at left, drapedfigure;
at right, drapedwoman runningleft. Rim: double spirals;
pendent small, roundedribbedleaves. Dull grayishblack
glaze; miltos. For medallion, calyx, and woman running
left cf. P 406: Thompson C 19.
Q-R 10-11:1
Ca 200-150
HUNTING (238-272)
PI. 46
238 (P 28535) Hunt
H. 0.083; Diam. 0.141.
Hesperia 42, 1973, p. 155, pl. 33:c.
Medallion: small, hatched eight-petaled rosette
surroundedby scrapedridge and beading. Calyx: row of
triangular,hatched leaves from which spring tall fronds
dividing wall into six sections. Wall: one figure in each
section, alternatelyleopardleaping rightand hunterstriding left, with spear,helmet, and shield.Pairsof Nikaiflanking old-man masks above. Rim: pairs of double spirals
crownedby leaves; beading;ribbedovolo. Metallicgreenish glaze. For Nikai cf. P 2432, P 404: Thompson C 21, C
74
CATALOGUE
22. Two fragments of similar bowls (P 20264, P 20265)

come from M 21:1. Workshopof Bion.
P 21:4
Ca 225-175
P1.46
239 (P 23630) Hunt
P. H. 0.045.
Fragmentof upper wall and lower part of rim pattern.
Wall:feline leaping righttowardsman with shield who
faces left. At right,man with shieldwalksright.Rim:indistinct motif; simplified guilloche. Metallic grayish black
glaze. Cf. Braun, no. 131 for man facing left.
M-N 15:1
Ca 200-150
Pls. 46, 92
240 (P 18642) Hunt, Artemis and stag
H. 0.081; Diam. 0.147.
Medallion: head of Athena Parthenos surroundedby
two ridges,scrapedgroove, and ridge.Calyx:four rows of
imbricatesmall ferns.Wall:Artemis in high-beltedchiton
stands beside stag with large antlers (detail 1); boar with
dog on back facing right, attackedfrom behind by nude
spearman,fromin frontby horsemanwearingcloak(detail
2); man with club standingbehind man with spear;nude
figure moving right; boar group and pair consisting of
spearmanand man with club repeated.Dogs and Erotesin
field. Rim: pairs of double spirals crowned by leaves;
rosettes. Lustrous black glaze; miltos. For horseman cf.
241; for spearman,man with club cf. 265. Workshopof
Bion.
M 21:1
Ca 225-175
frontally;Erosand dog repeated;dog on backof fallenstag.

Birds in field. Alternatingswans and slave masks below.
Rim: pairs of double spirals crowned by palmettes;
beading; band of alternating'crosshatchingand chevrons
separatedby panels with birds flying left; beading. Dull
brown glaze. For running stag cf. 244; for Eros and lion
cf. 243; for rim cf. Braun, no. 140. A fragmentof a bowl
(P 16210)fromthe same mold comes fromthe upperfill of
N 21:4. Workshopof Bion.
F 17:4
Ca 225-175
243 (P 28538) Hunt
Pls. 48, 85, 98
H. 0.10; Diam. 0.169.
Part of rim and wall restored.
Medallion: rosette surroundedby small ferns, within
ridge and beading with scraped groove between them.
Calyx: two rows of fronds, with swans at base, old-man
masks between tips. Wall (three groups):(1) stag leaping
right,lookingbackat hound on his back;(2) lion running
right with spear through neck, attacked from front by
mounted spearman, from behind by spearman with
helmet, cuirass, and cloak; (3) Eros with sling and dog
chasing hare, all running right. (2) and (3) are repeated.
Birds above. Rim: pairs of double spirals crowned by
palmettes;beading;alternatingbirdsand old-manmasks;
beading. Metallic black glaze. For spearman cf. P 4101:
Thompson C 20. A small fragmentof a bowl (P 22941)
from the same mold was found in the South Stoa II building fill (M-N 15:1), and a piece of a similarbowl (P 23781)
was found in the Stoa of Attalos buildingfill (P-R 6-12).
Workshopof Bion.
P 21:4
Ca 225-175
P1.46
241 (P 17028) Hunt
P. H. 0.072; est. Diam. 0.14.
Pls. 48, 98
244 (P 18643) Stag
One sixth of wall and calyx.
est.
Diam.
P.
H.
0.17.
0.096;
Calyx: pyramidally arranged, imbricate small ferns.
Wall:in center,horsemanridingleft. On eitherside of him,
Stag with arrowin neck runs right, looking back, with
animal runningrightattackedby hound. Rim: alternating
rosettes and palmettes(?);pairs of double spirals;simpli- dog runningrightbelow him. At right,mounted spearman
fied guilloche; pendent small, rounded ribbed leaves. ridingright.Birdsand arrowabove. Rim: dotted running
Mottled red to brownglaze, red inside. For the horseman spiral;two rows of beading;dotted egg and dart;beading.
Metallic brownish black glaze. For stag cf. 242, 245, and
cf. 162; cf. also 240. Workshopof Bion?
246. An uninventoriedfragment with the same unusual
B 20:2
rim pattern was found in the upper fill of N 21:4.
Ca 225-175
Workshopof Bion.
M 21:1
Pls. 47, 98
242 (P 28098) Hunt
Ca 225-175
H. 0.09; Diam. 0.15.
PI. 48
Medallion:gorgoneionsurroundedby jeweled lozenges 245 (P 22889) Hunt
dim.
0.123.
max.
P.
H.
ferns.
imbricate
small
p.
0.062;
and scrapedridge.Calyx:six rowsof
Medallion, one third of lower wall, and trace of rim
Wall: (view A) Eros with sling stridingright;dog leaping
right; leopard leaping right; stag running right; lion pattern.
Medallion: Athena Parthenos surrounded by cable,
runningright;horsemanwith axe gallopingleft; (view B)
warriorwith cuirass, helmet, spear, and shield standing scrapedgroove, and cable. Calyx:three rows of imbricate
FIGUREDBOWLS
small ferns. Wall: lower legs of lion with spear in throat
leapingright;Eros holdingspearhorizontallyacrossbody,
facingleft; man with backturnedto viewer,head turnedto
right, wearing petasos, cloak wrappedaround right arm,
spear in left hand; stag leaping right,looking back. Dogs,
Erotes and birds in field. Rim: beading. Metallic black
glaze; miltos. Very similarto 246 but not from the same
mold. For stag cf. 244. Workshopof Bion.
M-N 15:1
Ca 225-175
246 (P 12012) Hunt
P1.49
P. H. 0.087; est. Diam. 0.145.
Three fourths restored,including bottom.
Calyx: tips of pointed leaves preserved. Wall: at left,
Eros with spear attacks stag running left. At right, dog
chases lion to right. Rim: alternatingswans and rosettes;
pairs of double spirals; simplified guilloche; beading.
Metallic black glaze. For stag cf. 244. Very similarto 245.
Workshopof Bion.
N 20:7
Ca 225-175
247 (P 17512) Hunt
Pls. 49, 98
Fragments amounting to one sixth of wall and rim
preserved;restored.
Wall: (detail 1) swordsmanwearingcloak, stridingleft,
attackslargeanimalfleeing left; sectionmissing;mounted
spearmanwearingcloak rides rightagainststag facingleft
(detail 2), with hunter attackingstag from right; section
missing;mounted spearmanridingright;section missing;
mounted spearmanridingright;section missing.Running
dogs in field. Rim: pairs of double spirals crowned by
palmettes flanked by dolphins;jeweling; guilloche. Dull
brown to black glaze; miltos. Cf. 248-250. Cf. Braun,
pl. 81:1 for the firsthorseman,and pl. 81:3 (fromthe same
mold) for the second and thirdhorsemen.Two other fragments (P 75, P 85) from the same mold were found in H
6:9. WorkshopA.
B 20:7
Ca 225-175
Pls. 50, 98
248 (P 28612) Hunt
H. 0.093; est. Diam. 0.155.
Over half of rim and large parts of wall restored.
Medallion: eight-petaled rosette. Calyx: four rows of
imbricatelotus petals,a rowof lilies at top. Wall:two boars
run left, (view A) the first attackedfrom behind by two
hunters wearing cloaks (one with back to viewer), (view
B) the second attackedfrom the front by horseman and
from behind by hunterwearingcloak.To right,horseman
repeated. Dogs and hares in field. Rim: alternating
palmettes and fleurs-de-lis;pairs of double spirals;jeweling; guilloche. Metallic black glaze; miltos. For the
75
horsemancf. 247, and Braun,pl. 81:3 and no. 130; for the
hunterwith back to viewer cf. Courby,p. 347, fig. 71:29a;
for boar and his attackercf. 250 and 271; for dogs, hares,
medallion cf. 159. Cf. also 251. WorkshopA.
P 21:4
Ca 225-175
249 (P 10875) Hunt
Pls. 49, 86
H. 0.078; Diam. 0.147.
One fourth of body and rim restored.
Medallion: small rosette surroundedby two scraped
grooves with ridge between them. Calyx: five rows of
imbricatesmall ferns. Wall: Eros with spear moving left
againstfleeinganimal;mounted spearmanridingrightand
swordsmanfacing left converge on stag; section missing;
boar running left. Dogs in field. Rim: alternating
boukraniaand rosettes. Metallic black glaze; miltos. Cf.
247 for swordsman attacking stag and for mounted
spearman.WorkshopA.
D 11:4 lowerfill
250 (P 18645) Hunt
PI. 50
Max. p. dim. 0.10.
One fourth of calyx and lower wall.
Medallion surrounded by two ridges and scraped
groove. Calyx: row of overlappingfronds and acanthus
with ferns between tips. Wall:lion crouchingleft attacked
by hunter wearing cloak and armed with axe; legs of
another hunter; hare and boar running left, attacked by
hunter who stands behind boar. Metallic black glaze;
miltos. Cf. 247, 248, 251, and P 4029: Thompson C 49.
WorkshopA.
M 21:1
Ca 225-175
251 (P 14287) Hunt
P1.50
Max. p. dim. 0.077.
Fragmentof calyx and lower wall.
Calyx: four rows of imbricatelotus petals, alternating
with small ferns in top row. Wall: large boar runs
left, attackedby hunter;hunterwearingcloakstridesright
towardslion, which crouches toward left. Dogs in field.
Matt black glaze. Cf. 248 and 250. For lion cf. P 4029:
Thompson C 49. WorkshopA.
N 20:7
Ca 225-175
Pls. 50, 98
252 (P 28592) Hunt
H. 0.097; Diam. 0.17.
Full profile and one third of bowl.
outside. Calyx: nine rows of imbricatelotus petals, with a
few grassyshoots springingfromtop. Wall:largeboarand
small hare run left pursued by mounted spearmanand
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CATALOGUE
three dogs.At right,Erosand two dogsattackhareand lion

running left. Rim: alternatingrosettes and fleurs-de-lis;
pairsof double spirals;two rowsof jeweling; egg and dart.
Metallicblackglaze;miltos.ForEroscf.Pnyx, no. 16.Fragments of a similarbowl (P 19720) were found in P 10:2.
WorkshopA.
P 21:4
Ca 225-175
253 (P 28610) Hunt
Pls. 51, 98
H. 0.079; Diam. 0.154.
Part of rim and one fourth of body restored.
Medallion:doublefour-petaledrosette.Calyx:two rows
of ferns, from which springtwo grapevines,dividingwall
into two slightlyunequal parts.Wall, side A: at top, large
boar and two hares run left; at left, Eros holding spear
walksright;below, small boarand five dogs scatteredover
field. Side B: at right,largeboarrunsleft; five dogsand one
hare below in field. Rim: jeweling; palmettes flanked by
dolphins;guilloche.Metallicblackglaze;miltos.Forrimcf.
18. WorkshopA.
P 21:4
Ca. 225-175
254 (P 11430) Hunt
P1.51
P. H. 0.081; est. Diam. 0.15.
One fifth of upper body and small part of rim.
Wall: Eros holding spear strides right following longtailed lion which is leaping right. At left, traces of figure,
probablycentaurplaying trumpet. Alternatingbirds and
Erotes above. Rim: pairs of double spirals crowned by
leaves; beading;ovolo. Reddish brownglaze. For centaur
playing trumpet cf. 130. Workshopof Bion?
E 5:2
Ca 225-175
255 (P 11425) Hunt
P1.51
H. 0.067; est. Diam. 0.13.
Full profileand one fourthof bowl preserved;restored.
Medallion: small rosette surrounded by alternating
rosettes and old-man masks, within three ridges, two of
them scraped.Calyx: five rows of imbricatesmall ferns,
bounded at top by ridge. Wall: two sections of wall
preserved.Eros with spear between two rearingleopards,
all facing right (view A). Three birds and small Eros in
field, two hares below. Two dogs run right after large
animal (view B). One hare runsleft. Rosettes below. Rim:
alternatingrosettes and palmettes; widely spaced double
spirals.Dull reddish brown glaze. Workshopof Bion?
E 5:2
Ca 225-175
256 (P 20969) Hunt
P. H. 0.067; est. Diam. 0.17.
One sixth of rim and upper body.
P1.52
Wall: upper body of frontalEros holding spear across

body. To right,traceof an animal(?).Rim: repeatinglotus
buds, swans,and slave masks;pairsof double spirals;kore
masks. Slightlymetallic black glaze; miltos.
Q 8-9
Ca 225-175
257 (P 4597 a-c) Hunt
PI. 52
Max. p. dim. (a) 0.124; p. H. (b) 0.047, (c) 0.037.
Three non-joining fragments preserving medallion,
most of calyx, and parts of wall.
Medallion: eight-petaled rosette. Calyx: alternating
palmettes and fronds.Wall:figurestridingright,probably
Eros, holds spear braced against attack of boar. Boar
preservedon c. The scene wasprobablyrepeatedfive or six
times. Metallic grayishblack glaze.
Area G 13 (context unknown)
Ca 225-175
258 (P 19225) Hunt
P1.52
P. H. 0.075.
Half of medallion and one sixth of body preserved;
partiallyrestored.
Medallion: eight-petaled rosette. Calyx: two rows of
ferns with small ferns at base. Wall:Eros with spear striding left. At right,animalleaping right.Birdsbelow. Rim:
indistinct design; large simplified guilloche. Shiny black
glaze.
Area D 17 (2nd-centurycontext)
Ca 200-150
259 (P 23627) Hunt
PI. 52
P. H. 0.048.
Wall:Erosstridesrightholdingspearhorizontallyacross
body. Rim: small egg and dart.Shiny black glaze; miltos.
For rim cf. 270.
Area O-P 16 (late 3rd- to early 2nd-centurycontext)
Ca 225-175
Pls. 52, 86
260 (P 18650) Hunt
H. 0.081; est. Diam. 0.135.
Full profilepreserved;over halfof rimand largepartsof
wall restored.
Medallion:plain,surroundedby scrapedgroove.Calyx:
seven rows of imbricatesmall ferns. Wall: divided in two
by grapevinesflankedby rampantgoats.Side A: Eroswith
sling facingright,two dogs runningright,section missing.
Side B: partsof same figures,perhapsthe wing of an Eros
at right. Swans below, birds above. Rim: pairs of double
spirals crowned by palmettes; simplified guilloche
between beading;cable.Dull blackglaze.Possiblymade in
mold 312. Workshopof Bion.
M 21:1
Ca 225-175
FIGUREDBOWLS
PI.52
261 (P 22855)Hunt
P. H. 0.061.
Medallion,calyx,andonethirdof bodyandrimpattern.
Medallion:AthenaParthenoswithintwo ridgesand
scrapedgroove.Calyx:six rowsof imbricatesmallferns.
Wall:(viewA) hindlegs of dogleapingleft;Erosstriding
rightholdingslingor branch;(viewB) dogleapingright;
felineleapingright;dogleapingright.Birdsabove.A diagonalreliefline behindthe felineshowsthatthe bowlwas
madein a brokenmold(cf. 220).Workshopof Bion?
AreaH-P 12-15 (contextunknown)
Ca 225-175?
77
265 (P 19936)Hunt
P1.53
Max.p. dim.0.10.
Medallion,mostof calyx,andonefourthof lowerbody.
Medallion:
rosette.Calyx:twoto threerows
ten-petaled
of imbricatesmallferns.Wall:cloakedmanwitha club,
anotherfigure;frontalNike;Erosrunningright;
attacking
animalattackedby hound;man wearingcloakattacking
anotherfigure.Rim:pairsof doublespirals;alternating
pendentleavesand rosettes.Dull blackglaze.For man
attackingwithclubcf. 240;foranimalattackedby hound
cf. 241.
D 17:5upperfill
Ca 200-150
262 (P 23608)Huntwithmythological
figures PI.53
P. H. 0.069.
Medallionand one fourthof bodyand rimpattern.
Medallion:eight-petaledrosette surroundedby two
ridgesand scrapedgroove.Calyx:two to four rowsof
imbricatesmall ferns.Wall:Nike holdingswag,flying
right;drapedwomanwalkingright,headturnedback,left
arm to head; Eros with sling walkingright;Amazon
wearingboots and shortchiton,attackingto rightwith
tilleroroar,movingright;
spearandshield;Tritoncarrying
of
legs figuremovingright;leg of figuremovingleft.Rim:
doublespirals;simplifiedguilloche;pendentsmallferns.
Metallicgrayishblackglaze.For Tritoncf. 175.Nike is
similarto thaton 144butsmallerandcoarser.Forwoman
walkingrightcf. 193.
P-R 6-12?
Ca 200-150
266 (P 19092)Hunteron feline

PI.53
P. H. 0.038.
Fragmentof wall.
Smallfigureridingrighton felineholdsbarbedspear
readyto throw.Rim:beading.Gritty,shinyblackglaze.
AreaA-D 14-17 (contextunknown)
Ca 225-175
267 (P 18644)Hunt:stagandfeline
PI.53
P. H. 0.053.
Fragmentof wall.
Fallenspottedstagfacesright,looksbackat dogon his
back.Belowhim dogrunsright.To left,largefelineruns
right.Birdsin field.SmallErotes,koremask,and swan
below.Thin,metallicblackglaze.Workshopof Bion.
M 21:1
Ca 225-175
P1.53
263 (P 28602)Huntwithidyllicscenes
H. 0.076;est. Diam.0.14.
Fullprofileand one fourthof bowl.
Medallion:gorgoneion surroundedby ridge and
beadingwithscrapedgroovebetweenthem.Calyx:rowof
fronds.Wall:antitheticalcocksflankingrosette.To left,
Eros with bow walkingright.To right,Eroswith sling
runningleft.Rosettes,birds,andErotesabove.Rim:pairs
of doublespiralscrownedbyleaves;ovolo.Metallicbrown
to red glaze.Verysimilarin shape,glaze,and textureto
152.Workshopof Bion.
P 21:4
Ca 225-175
268 (P 24035a, b) Hunt:stag

PI.53
Max.p. dim.(a) 0.106;p. H. (b) 0.042.
a) Mostof medallionandhalfof calyx.b) Fragmentof
wall.
Medallion:gorgoneion.
Calyx:tworowsof smallferns,
one row of lotus petals with palmettesbetween tips,
dividedfromwallby two ridges.Wall:largespottedstag
crouchesto rightwhiledog attacksits back.Shinyblack
glaze.A fragmentofa bowl(P26185)fromthesamemold
was foundat L 17, among4th-centuryand Hellenistic
pottery.Cf. Braun,pl. 80:3.
AreaH-I (Hellenisticto earlyRomancontext)
Ca 225-175
PI.53
264 (P 22845)Hunt
269 (P 19796)Hunt:stag
P. H. 0.053;est. Diam.0.11.
P1.53
rim
and
P.
H.
of
0.028.
upperbody.
Fragment
Wall:Eroswithbowfacesright,pursuinglargeanimal
Fragmentof wallwithtraceof rimpattern.
Head of stag facingleft, probablyturnedbackover
withlongfringedtail,fleeingto right.Arrowsinfieldbelow
shoulder.Rim:cable.Metallicblackglaze.
animal'slegs. Rim:ridge.Shinyblackglaze.
AreaR 10 (early2nd-century
H-K 12-14
context)
Ca 225-175
Ca 225-175
78
CATALOGUE
PI. 53
270 (P 20928) Hunt: stag
P. H. 0.05.
Fragmentof upper wall and rim.
Wall: head and forelegs of spotted stag leaping right,
looking back over shoulder. Rim: small egg and dart.
Metallic black glaze. For rim cf. 259.
Q 8-9
Ca 225-175
271 (P 20946) Hunt: boar
PI. 54
Max. p. dim. 0.072.
Webster,"GreekDramaticMonuments,"C 26, p. 284
(masks).
Wall:boarwith spearin backleaps left. Rim:lotus buds
between alternatingslave and koremasks.Metallicgrayish
black glaze. For a similarboar cf. 248.
Q 8-9
Ca 225-175
P1.54
272 (P 21624) Hunt: boar
P. H. 0.058.
Fragmentof wall.
Wall:on a groundline of two ridgeslarge boar charges
right,with spearheadat his throat.Behind him, forefeetof
dog(?). Slightlymetallic black glaze.
Provenanceand context unknown
Ca 225-175
MOLDS
FIGURED
(273-281)
273 (P 17596) Krater,goat mask, Hermes
P1.54
P. H. 0.057.
Fragmentof wall.
Calyx:tips of two triangularpetals preserved,with large
acanthusleaf at right.Wall:ribbedkraterat left, goatmask
at right, with leg of Hermes running left above. For
Hermes cf. 228.
Area D 18 (context of 6th to 7th centuryafter Christ)
Ca 225-175
PI. 54
274 (P 20594) Erotes, sirens
P. H. 0.046; max. p. dim. 0.092.
Half of base and part of lower wall.
Shape: ring base.
Medallion: ten-petaled rosette surrounded by two
grooves. No calyx. Wall: tail, legs, and wing tips of siren;
Eros riding left on goat; frontal head wearing helmet
(Athena?);Eros riding left on dolphin above her; lower
body of draped dancingfigure; siren repeated.
D-E 15:1
Ca 200-150?
Pls. 54, 93
275 (P 18687) Chariotand centaur
H. 0.089; est. Diam. 0.13 (int.), 0.15 (ext.).
Full profile and one third of mold.
Shape: raised base, slightlyflaredrim beveled towards

outside.
Medallion:hatchedeight-petaledrosettesurroundedby
grooveand beading.Calyx:rowof overlappingferns.Wall:
two bigae drivenleft, with centaurleapingleft and playing
trumpet between them. Birds and Erotes above. Rim:
pairsof double spiralscrownedby leaves; beading;ovolo.
For bigae cf. 152; for rim cf. 171; for medallion cf. 139.
Workshopof Bion.
M 21:1
Ca 225-175
Pls. 54, 93
276 (P 16331) Chariotand Pegasos
One eighth of rim and one fourth of upper body.
Shape: slightly flared rim, beveled to outside and
flanged on outside.
Calyx:tips of palmetteswith swansbetween them. Biga
driven left, Pegasos running left, trace of another biga.
Rosettes below, birds above. Rim: alternatingswans and
birds, with small ferns between them; ovolo between
beading.Fora verysimilarbowl,but froma differentmold,
see 151. For Pegasos see also 152. WorkshopA.
N 20:1 upper fill
Ca 225-175
277 (P 24234) Chariot,Amymone
P1.54
P. H. 0.057.
Part of calyx and lower wall.
Shape: wheel-rungroove on exterior.
Calyx:tallferns.Wall:below, two bigae runleft. Above,
lower body of Amymone. To right,legs of small Eros.
Area O-P (late Roman context)
Ca 225-175
278 (P 24814) Amymone, Demeter(?)
P1.54
P. H. 0.052.
Part of base, calyx, and lower wall.
Shape: ring base.
Calyx:row of lotus petals springingfrom tendrils.Wall:
lower halves of two figures. At left, Amymone. At right,
drapedfigure with weight on left leg, apparentlyholding
staffin left hand (Demeter?).Cf. 225,226, and Courby,p.
345, fig. 70:16.
H-K 12-14
Ca 225-175
P1.54
P. H. 0.105.
One fifth of upper wall.
Wall: below are dancing satyrs, one facing left, one
facing right. Above: at left, figure wearing short chiton
plays double pipe; at right, draped woman walks left,
turningupperbody to right;between them, double-leaved
gate with pediment. Rim: rabbits and bunch of grapes.
FRAGMENTSOF BOWLS:IMBRICATE,FLORAL,OR FIGURED

For satyrscf. 129;forwoman cf. 193,262;forpipe playercf.
193 and 194, although stamps are smalleron 279. Cf. also
280. Workshopof Bion?
Area B 15 (Greek to late Roman context)
Ca 225-175
PI. 55
P. H. 0.09.
Fragmentof wall.
At left, frontalfigurewearingshortchiton plays double
pipe. At right,drapedwomanrunsleft. Cf. 279 and P 4030:
Thompson C 50.
Area E-F 18-19 (late Roman to early Byzantine
context)
Ca 225-175
281 (P 20669) Labors of Herakles
P1.55
P. H. 0.058.
Noted: Pnyx, p. 92, under no. 2.
Fragmentof base and lower wall.
Shape: raised base.
Medallion surroundedby groove. Wall:large palmette
divideswallinto sections.At left, traceof Heraklesand the
Keryneianhind, with lower leg of Heraklesand hindquarters of hind preserved.Above, lower body of frontalNike.
Very similarto 187, which, however,was made in a different mold. The hard, gray clay indicates the piece is a
waster.WorkshopA.
Area N 8 (late Roman context)
Ca 225-175
FRAGMENTSOF BOWLS:
IMBRICATE,FLORAL,OR FIGURED
(282-294)
Pls. 55, 95
282 (P 1450) Figured bowl; signed
Max. p. dim. 0.07.
Fragmentof wall and calyx.
Calyx:fronds.Wall:long-neckedbirdwith stringaround
neck flies left. Below is preservedthe beginningof a name,
Metallicblackglaze.
upside downand retrograde:KAAAI[.
For signaturesee p. 41.
H-K 12-14
Ca 225-175
Pls. 55, 95
283 (P 22852) Eros; signed
P. H. 0.06.
Part of upper wall and rim pattern.
Wall: head of Eros, facing front, upper part of his left
wing preserved.Above him is inscription,retrograde,in
relief, and upside down:]TP()NO[.Rim: Eros flying left.
Metallic brown glaze. For Eros see P 4024: Thompson C
44, where he reclines,wings spreadbehind him, holdinga
jug in his right hand. For signaturesee p. 41.
H-K 12-14
Ca. 225-175
79
PI. 55
Max. p. dim. 0.049.
Medallion.
Eight-petaled daisy or star with rays between petals.
Lustrousredglaze outside,blackinside.A floralbowlfrom
the Kerameikosmay be from same mold (Schwabacher,
pl. 10:18).
Q 8-9
Ca 225-175
285 (P 13315) Medallion:floral or figured bowl PI. 55
Max. p. dim. 0.079.
Medallion and part of calyx.
Medallion: four-pointed star formed by four pointed
leaves, with double spiral between each pair of leaves,
surrounded by two ridges and scraped groove. Calyx:
bases of stylized acanthus leaves alternatingwith stems.
Dull reddish brown glaze.
H 12:1
2nd century
PI. 55
286 (P 17622) Medallion and calyx: hunt?
P. H. 0.053.
Medallion,halfof calyx,and traceof lowerwall;partially
restored.
Medallion:nine-petaledrosetteconsistingof centraldot
withintwo concentriccircles,fromwhich springnine lotus
petals, surrounded by two ridges and scraped groove.
Calyx:overlappinglargeand smalllotus petals,with floral
tendrils between them, divided from wall by two ridges.
Wall:tracesof a hunting scene? Rearlegs of animal,front
half of hound, leg of figure,all moving left. Dark reddish
brownglazeoutside,blackinside.Cf. Schwabacher,pl. 6:1.
B 20:7
Ca 225-200
PI. 55
287 (P 6200) Interiormedallion:Medusa or
Hermes. Imbricate,floral,or figured bowl
Max. p. dim. 0.064.
Medallion and lower calyx.
Exterior.Medallion:ten-petaledrosette surroundedby
two ridges. Calyx: imbricatesmall ferns.
Interior.Against backgroundof imbricatelotus petals,
frontalwinged head with short,shaggylocks. Rest of interior probablyplain.
Dull brownishblack glaze. WorkshopA.
E 15:4
Ca 225-175
PI. 55
288 (P 23072) Interiormedallion:Athena
or maenad. Floral or figured bowl
Max. p. dim. 0.058.
Half of medallion.
Exterior.Medallion:six-petaledrosette.Calyx:alternating acanthus leaves and lotus petals.
80
CATALOGUE
Interior.Frontalbust with head missing.Draperyfallsin

V at neck;jagged edge at bottom may representaegis or
nebris.Tracesof wavy hairat left. Cf. plastercast of metal
emblem, Richter "AncientPlaster Casts,"pl. 92, fig. 21.
Metallic brown to black glaze.
M-N 15:1
Ca 225-150
PI. 55
289 (P 30364) Rim: hunt?
P. H. 0.065.
One eighth of rim and traces of wall.
Wall: bird flying right and diagonal ridge, probably
spear; a hunting scene? Rim: running spiral picked out
with beading;beading;band of triangularpanels outlined
with beading and ridges and filled in with beading. Dull
brownish black glaze; miltos. Cf. 242, 244. Workshopof
Bion.
M 21:1
Ca 225-175
PI. 55
290 (P 20305) Rim: figured bowl
P. H. 0.044; est. Diam. 0.15.
Fragmentof rim and trace of wall.
Wall:tailof dolphin.Rim:alternatingRhodianrosesand
flowers springingfrom tendrils; wave pattern. Lustrous
blackglaze;miltos. For wave patterncf. 316. WorkshopA.
P-R 6-12
Ca 225-175
P1.55
291 (P 6318) Rim
P. H. 0.046; est. Diam. 0.17.
Fragmentof rim.
Interlockingmeander. Red glaze. No scraped groove
below lip. Cf. the importedfragment391. This piece could
be an import but the clay and shape appear to be Attic.
E 14:1
Ca. 225-200
292 (P 23304) Rim: floral or imbricatebowl
P1.56
P. H. 0.058.
Part of rim patternand trace of wall.
Wall:tip of pointedlotus petal flankedby rosettes.Rim:
pairsof double spiralscrownedby leaves;alternatingbulls'
heads and rosettesbetween beading.Lustrousblackglaze.
M-N 15:1
Ca. 225-175
P1.56
293 (P 23784) Rim
P. H. 0.069; est. Diam. 0.14.
Fragmentof rim and trace of wall.
Wall:smallleaves?Rim: smallferns;crosshatching;egg
and dart.Lustrousblack glaze.
P-R 6-12
Ca. 225-150
P1.56
294 (P 21069) Rim: West Slope decoration
P. H. 0.05.
Fragmentof rim.
Palmettes flanked by dolphins;pairsof double spirals;
egg and dart. Above, in a band delimited by scraped
grooves, West Slope ivy garlandin white and buff paint.
Lustrousblackglaze;miltos.ForWest Slope decorationon
rim of moldmade bowl cf. Kyme I, MB 54, MB 55, pp. 25,
60, pl. 8; p. 27, fig. 3. WorkshopA?
H-K 12-14
Ca 225-175
FRAGMENTSOF MOLDS: IMBRICATE,FLORAL,OR FIGURED
(295-320)
295 (P 6908) Medallion and calyx: figuredmold P1.56
P. H. 0.035; max. p. dim. 0.102.
Most of medallion and half of calyx preserved.
Shape: raised base with flat bottom.
Medallion: gorgoneion surrounded by groove and
beading. Calyx: row of fronds with Erotes between tips.
Bowl 171 was made in this mold. Workshopof Bion.
Area 0 10 (Hellenistic and early Roman context)
Ca. 225-175
Pls. 56, 93
296 (P 22854) Medallion and calyx:
imbricateor figured mold
P. H. 0.049.
Base, medallion, and one fifth of calyx.
Shape: heavy raised base.
Medallion: Athena Parthenos surroundedby groove,
from which spring small ferns, all within groove and
beading. Wall: imbricatesmall ferns. Workshopof Bion.
H-K 12-14
Ca 225-175
PI. 56
P. H. 0.023; max. p. dim. 0.09.
Base and medallion.
Shape: flat-bottomedraised base.
Athena Parthenossurroundedby beading,from which
spring handdrawnlotus petals, all within beading, broad
groove, and beading. Workshopof Bion.
Area D 18 (Byzantinecontext)
Ca 225-175
PI. 56
298 (P 29798) Medallionand calyx: figured
mold
P. H. 0.033; max. p. dim. 0.095.
Base, medallion, most of calyx, and traces of wall.
Shape: raised base, slightly concave underneath.
outside, surroundedby two grooves. Calyx: two rows of
palmettes with small frondsat base. Wall:tracesof feet of
goat, base of krater,and garland.Cf. 108. A fragmentof a
FRAGMENTSOF MOLDS:IMBRICATE,FLORAL,OR FIGURED

bowl (P 21045) probablymade in this mold was found in
the Middle Stoa buildingfill (H-K 12-14). WorkshopA.
Area U 13 (early Roman context)
Ca 225-175
299 (P 54) Medallion and calyx
Pls. 56, 95
P. H. 0.041; max. p. dim. 0.105.
Base, medallion, and part of calyx.
Shape: rough flat bottom.
Medallion: double four-petaled rosette within two
grooves. Calyx: alternatingfronds and ferns with small
pointed leaves at base, fleurs-de-lisbetween tips. On the
bottom is an incised X. The bottom has been divided by
faintly incised lines into four quadrants,in one of which
there is an 0 (see p. 41). For medallion cf. 7; same motif,
but smaller,appearson 31. Workshopof Bion?
Area H 5 (context unknown)
Ca 225-175
PI. 56
P. H. 0.034; max. p. dim. 0.11.
Base, medallion, and part of calyx.
Shape: rough, uneven raised base with depression in
middle.
Medallion: double rosette with six petals inside, ten
outside, surroundedby two grooves. Calyx: two rows of
palmettes, alternatingrows of triangularlotus petals and
palmettes. WorkshopA.
Context and provenanceunknown.
Ca 225-175
301 (P 7943 + P 22236) Medallion and
Pls. 57, 95
calyx: figured mold
P. H. 0.05; max. p. dim. 0.135.
Base, medallion, and half of calyx.
Shape: raised base, slightly concave underneath.
two grooves.Calyx:one rowof smalllotus petals,two rows
of broadfronds.Tracesof figures,perhapsbirds,above tips
of lowerrowof fronds.MorE incisedon bottom(see p. 41).
Same medallionas 109,112,113,126, and P 4103: Thompson C 25. Thisis the name piece of the MMonogramClass.
Area N-O 15 (late Roman context)
Ca 175-150
P1.57
P. H. 0.03; max. p. dim. 0.075.
Base, medallion,and lower calyx.
Shape: rough raised base with flat bottom.
Medallion:ten-petaledrosette. Calyx:acanthusleaves.
Area D 17 (context unknown)
Ca 225-150
figuredmold
P. H. 0.039; max. p. dim. 0.095.
Pls. 57, 93
81
Base, medallion,calyx, and traces of wall.

Shape: ring base.
Medallion: ten-petaled rosette surrounded by eight
bosses decoratedwith stars.Calyx:rowof palmettes.Wall:
traces of figures including lower body of seated woman
facing left; bases of trophies(?).For similar rosette medallion, not necessarily produced by the same stamp,
cf. 111, 182,274, and P 4019, P 591: ThompsonC 39, D 36.
Area J-K 15 (context of first half of 2nd century)
Ca 225-150
304 (P 8716) Medallion:figured mold
P1.57
P. H. 0.027; max. p. dim. 0.075.
Over half of base, medallion, calyx, and trace of wall.
Shape: ring base.
Medallion:ten-petaledrosette.Calyx:rowof palmettes.
Wall:traces of figures.For the medallion cf. 111 and 182,
possibly producedby the same stamp,and P 4019, P 591:
Thompson C 39, D 36.
Area K 11 (late Roman to early Byzantine context)
Ca 225-150
P1.57
mold
figured
P. H. 0.041.
One fourth of base, with medallion and one fourth of
calyx.
Shape: raised base with flat bottom.
Medallion: small eight(?)-petaled rosette with rays
between petals, surroundedby two grooves. Calyx:alternatingsmalland largeferns,with lotus buds between tips.
Wall: traces of figures.
Area N 16 (Byzantine context)
Ca 225-150
P1.57
P. H. 0.015; max. p. dim. 0.055.
Base, medallion, and bottom of calyx.
Shape: raised base, concave underneath.
Medallion: six small ferns arranged in uneven star
pattern,within two grooves. Calyx: row of widely spaced
small ferns.
H 6:9
Ca 225-175
Pls. 57, 95
P. H. 0.031; max. p. dim. 0.077.
Over half of base, medallion, and part of lower wall.
Shape: ring base.
Plain medallion surrounded by two grooves. Wall:
eight(?)-petaledstar pattern done in jeweling. On the
bottom the letters EN incised. For IN see p. 42 and Pnyx,
no. 93, a mold fragmentpreservinga medallionand imbricate leaves.
Area C 18 (late Roman context)
Ca 225-150
82
CATALOGUE
308 (P 20270) Calyx: imbricateor figured mold PI. 57

Max. p. dim. 0.05.
Part of base and lower wall.
Shape: trace of ring or raised base.
Medallion missing, surroundedby beading. Wall: five
rows of overlappingpointedjeweled leaves. Cf. Pnyx, no.
58, possibly a product of this mold.
M 21:1
Ca 225-175
P1.57
309 (P 574) Calyx: imbricateor figuredmold
P. H. 0.033; max. p. dim. 0.061.
Fragmentof base and calyx.
Shape: ring base.
Medallion missing, surroundedby groove. Calyx: two
rows of small ferns, a row of lotus petals springingfrom
tendrilsabove.Verysimilarto 41. Cf. Schwabacher,pl. 1:6.
Workshopof Bion?
G 14:5
Ca 225-175
PI. 57
310 (P 8017) Calyx: figured mold?
P. H. 0.054.
One fourth of base and part of calyx.
Shape: ring base.
Medallion missing, surroundedby groove. Calyx: six
rows of imbricate lotus petals. Cf. 248; Pnyx, no. 54.
WorkshopA?
Area 0 15 (late Roman context)
Ca 225-175
PI. 58
313 (P 18691) Rim
One tenth of rim.
Shape: rim rounded on top.
Running spiral; simplified guilloche bordered by
beading.This mold may have produced104.Workshopof
Bion.
M 21:1
Ca 225-175
Pls. 58, 93
314 (P 1592) Rim: figuredmold
P. H. 0.039.
Small fragmentof rim and trace of wall.
Shape: flaringrim, beveled towardsoutside.
Wall:at right,Eros flying right.Indistincttracesat left.
Rim:pairsof double spiralscrownedby palmettes;simplified guilloche. WorkshopA.
H-K 12-14
Ca 225-175
PI. 58
315 (P 21075) Rim
One tenth of rim.
Shape: rim slopes outwards, with slightly angular
profile. Cf. Pnyx, no. 34.
Alternatingrosettesand smallferns;ovolo. For rosettes
cf. 62, 193 and 316. WorkshopA.
H-K 12-14
Ca 225-175
Pls. 58, 93
316 (P 1886) Rim: figured mold
P. H. 0.066.
Small fragmentof rim and upper wall.
Shape: slightly rolled rim.
P1.57
311 (P 22101) Calyx: figuredmold
Wall:trace of figure,possibly head and forelegsof goat
P. H. 0.036; max. p. dim. 0.10.
runningright,riddenby Eros. Rim: dolphinleaping right
Half of base and calyx and trace of wall.
and
rosette; wave pattern;jeweled triangularleaves. For
with
flat bottom.
Shape: raised base
on goat cf. 92; for rosette cf. 62,193 and 315; forwave
Eros
Medallionmissing, surroundedby two grooves.Calyx:
cf. 290; for triangularleaves cf. Pnyx, nos. 57, 58.
pattern
five rowsof small,roundedribbedleaves dividedfromwall
A.
Workshop
by groove. Wall: traces of legs, probably of antithetical
H-K
12-14
rampantgoats. Swan facing right. For ridge surrounding
Ca 225-175
calyx cf. 255.
Pls. 58, 93
Ca 225-150
One third of rim and trace of wall.
PI. 58
312 (P 15157) Rim
Shape: outturnedrim, rounded on top.
Wall: tail and hind leg, probablyof dog runningright.
One sixth of rim.
Rim: alternatingsmall and large ferns; pairs of double
spirals.For ferns cf. 26. WorkshopA.
Pairsof double spiralscrownedby palmettes;simplified
guillocheborderedby beading;cable.This mold may have
Ca 225-175
produced260. For similarrimscf. 43 and 120.Workshopof
P1.58
318 (P 17030) Rim
Bion.
0.205
0.19
Diam.
P. H. 0.045; est.
N 21:4 middle fill
(ext.).
(int.),
One ninth of rim.
Ca. 225-175
LONG-PETALBOWLS
Shape: slightlyflaringrim, beveled towardsoutside. Cf.
Pnyx, no. 43.
Alternating birds and palmettes; concave band. A
similarband (convex on bowls) occurson 63, 93, 113, and
201.
B 20:2
Ca. 225-175
Pls. 58, 93
319 (P 8015) Rim
One tenth of rim and part of wall.
Shape: projectingrim, angularin profile.Cf. Pnyx, no.
104.
Wall:indistincttraces.Rim: alternatingsmall ferns and
hearts;concaveband.For bowl with convex bandand leaf
cf. 113.
Area K-Q 14-17 (context unknown)
Ca. 225-150
Pls. 58, 93
Small part of rim and upper wall.
Shape: slightly flaringrim, beveled towardsoutside.
Wall:birdflying right,with indistincttracebelow. Rim:
rounded ribbed leaves; concave band; pendent, rounded
ribbed leaves. For convex band on bowls cf. 63, 93, 113,
and201. Forpendent leaves, possiblyfromsame stamp,cf.
237.
Area B 18 (late Roman context)
Ca. 225-150
BOWLS
LONG-PETAL
(321-346)
PLAIN BOWLSWITH RIM PATTERN(321-326)
Pls. 58, 95
321 (P 28485) Long-petalbowl; signed
H. 0.081; est. Diam. 0.142.
Most of rim restored.
Medallion: seven-pointed star surrounded by two
ridges.Wall:petals of unequalwidths.Withinone of them
an illegible four-letter inscription (possibly AYOC: see
p. 41). Rim: ovolo. Metallicblackglaze, red on medallion.
P 20:2
Ca 145-100
Pls. 59, 87
322 (P 15663) Long-petalbowl
H. 0.077; Diam. 0.147.
Fragmentsof wall and rim restored.
Medallion: eight-pointed star surroundedby scraped
groove. Wall:long petals. Rim: heart-shapedleaves. Dull
black glaze below, shiny above; miltos. For medallion
cf. 324 and 331.
R21:2
Ca. 145-100
83
PI. 58
H. 0.072; est. Diam. 0.14.
One fourth of bowl with most of profilepreserved;restored.
Medallion: ten- or twelve-petaled rosette within two
ridges. Wall:concave long petals. Rim: ovolo. Dull black
glaze, mostly missing.
N 20:4
Ca. 100-86
Pls. 59, 92
H. 0.102; Diam. 0.19.
Parts of wall, medallion,and rim restored.
Medallion:eight-pointedstarwithinridge.Wall:widely
spaced long petals. Rim: ovolo(?). Black glaze below,
red above, mostly missing.For medallion cf. 322 and 331.
E 14:3
Ca. 110-86
PI. 59
325 (P 20204 a, b) Long-petalbowl: rim
P. H. (a) 0.046, (b) 0.035.
Two fragmentspreservingrim patternand upper wall.
Wall:convexlongpetals.Rim:indistinctmotif;fleur-delis; running spiral; inverted stepped pyramid. Metallic
brown to black glaze. A similarrim patternappearson a
fragment of a gold-glass skyphos, Oliver, "A Gold-glass
Fragment,"p. 10, figs. 1-3.
Q 8-9
Ca. 145?
PI. 59
P. H. 0.077.
One eighth of bowl, from rim to base of wall.
Wall:long petals.Rim:guilloche.Metallicto dull,brown
to greenish black glaze.
Area J-K 15 (mid-2nd-centurycontext)
Ca. 145-125
PLAIN BOWLSWITHOUTRIM PATTERN(327-335)
P1.59
H. 0.08; est. Diam. 0.14.
One sixth of bowl, with complete profile;restored.
Medallion: eight-petaled rosette. Wall: concave long
petals. Rim: two ridges.Lustrousblackglaze; miltos. For
medallioncf. 336, and P 595, P 596: ThompsonD 39, D 40.
C 10:1
Ca. 145-100
Pls. 59, 92
H. 0.08; Diam. 0.138.
One thirdof upper wall and rim, partsof wall restored.
Plainmedallion.Wall:long petals,crowdedand overlapping near bottom. Rim: three ridges,with scrapedgroove
between the upper two. Dull black glaze; miltos.
M 20:1 lower fill
Ca. 110-86
84
CATALOGUE

P1.60
Wall: long petals. Rim: one ridge. Flaring rim with
H. 0.073; est. Diam. 0.135.
molded lip, cf. AgoraV, G 48. Dull blackglaze.Possiblyan
Full profile and one sixth of bowl.
import.
Medallion:five raysarrangedin starpatternsurrounded
E 14:3
Ca. 145-86
by scrapedgroove and ridge. Wall:long petals. Rim: two
ridges. Dull black to red glaze.
R21:2
Pls. 60, 95
Ca. 145-100
P. H. 0.027.
Fragmentof wall.
Five
petalsfrom neartop of wall,with signaturein relief,
P1.60
to be
upside
down, letters backwards,reading ]AO3POY,
H. 0.079; est. Diam. 0.138.
as
restored
Red
[AnoAAo]65(pou
(see
p.
glaze
outside,
40).
Over half preserved;restored.
Medallion: eight-petaledrosette surroundedby ridge. greenish black inside. For signature cf. 338 and 339.
Wall:concave petals. Plain rim.Lustrousred glaze below, Workshopof Apollodoros.
F 13:3
black near rim.
Ca. 100-86
E 14:1
JEWELED
WITHRIMPATTERN
BOWLS
(336, 337)

P1.60
H. 0.088; est. Diam. 0.155.
One fifth of bowl, with full profile; restored.
Medallion: eight-pointed star with knobs between
points, surroundedby scrapedgroove and ridge.Wall:irregularlong petals, overlappingat bottom. Illegible signaturein reliefappearsin one petal.Plainrim.Lustrousblack
glaze. A similar bowl was found in the Asklepieion in
Athens (ACAT20, B', 1965 [1967], p. 32, pl. 31:6). For
medallion cf. 322 and 324.
C 10:1
Ca. 145-100
Pls. 60, 92
H. 0.077; Diam. 0.133.
Part of body and rim restored.
ridges. Wall: irregularlong petals. Rim: two ridges. Dull
red glaze.
G 14:2 middle fill
Ca. 145-100
333 (P 2239) Long-petalbowl: medallion
P1.60
Max. p. dim. 0.081.
Medallion:pointed petals alternatingwith small ferns,
with circles between them, forming eight-pointed star,
surroundedby band of circlesbetween ridges.Wall:long
petals. Lustrous black glaze.
Area G-K 5-8 (context unknown)
Ca. 145-86
334 (P 20488) Long-petalbowl: rim
P. H. 0.047.
Small fragmentof rim and upper wall.
Pls. 60, 87

P1.61
H. 0.075; Diam. 0.134.
Parts of wall restored.
ridgesand irregularscrapedgroove.Wall:long petals separated by lines of jeweling topped by small pointed leaves.
Rim: jeweling; ovolo. Dull black glaze, red on medallion.
Forthe leavesabove the jewelingcf. 355 and Pnyx,no. 107.
Area L 11 (context of second half of 2nd century)
Ca 145-100
P1.61
H. 0.077; Diam. 0.142.
Parts restored.
Medallion: ten(?)-petaled rosette with rays between
petals, surroundedby ridge. Wall: widely spaced convex
petals separatedby knobs. Rim: small leaves. No scraped
groove below lip. Purplishbrown glaze, mostly missing.
M 20:1 middle fill
Ca. 110-86
JEWELED
BOWLS
WITHOUT
RIMPATTERN
(338-343)
Pls. 61, 95
H. 0.081; est. Diam. 0.14.
One third of bowl, with full profile;restored.
two grooves. Wall: concave petals separatedby lines of
jeweling topped with lotus buds. In one petal, a signature in relief, retrograde,running from bottom to top:
A.nOA[AO]AlPi)P[O]Y
(see p. 40). Rim: one ridge. No
scrapedgroove below lip. Metallicto dull blackglaze. For
lotus buds cf. 340 and 341; for signaturecf. 335, 339, and
P 20002 (late Hellenistic context). Workshopof Apollodoros.
M 20:1 lower fill
Ca. 100-86
LONG-PETALMOLDS
Pls. 61, 95
H. 0.077; est. Diam. 0.135.
Two thirds restored,including most of medallion.
Indistinct medallion surroundedby two ridges. Wall:
long petals separatedby jeweling with lotus buds at top.
Signaturein relief,retrograde,runningfrombottom to top
85
VARIANTSOF LONG-PETALBOWLS(344-346)
Pls. 62, 87
344 (P 23095 + P 23766) Overlapping
long petals
H. 0.095; est. Diam. 0.165.
Noted (P 23095): Pnyx, pp. 90, note 12, 91, note 14.
One third of bowl, with complete profile;restored.
inonepetal:AnlOAAOAOPOY
(seep.40).Rim:oneridge.
Medallion: eight-petaled rosette. Wall: tall rounded
Brown to black glaze. For signature cf. 335 and 338.
petals overlappingpointed petals with central ribs. Rim:
Workshopof Apollodoros.
two ridges.Lustrousblackglaze;miltos. For medallioncf.
Area F 15 (Hellenistic to late Roman context)
159; for wall cf. Schwabacher,pl. 7:4, 7, 8. The bowl was
Ca. 100-86
not found in the MiddleStoa buildingfill,as statedin Pnyx,
P1.61 p. 90, note 12. WorkshopA.
I 14:2
H. 0.083; est. Diam. 0.142.
Ca. 145? or ca. 225-175?
One third of bowl, with complete profile;restored.
Medallion: six-petaled rosette surrounded by ridge.
PI. 62
Wall:convex petals separatedby lines of jeweling topped 345 (P 14474) Swirlingpetals
P. H. 0.08; est. Diam. 0.14.
by lotus buds. Rim: scraped groove between ridges.
Two thirds restored.
Lustrousblackglaze. Cf. Pnyx,no. 109 (a mold). For lotus
Wall: swirlingpetals. Rim: two ridges. Lustrous black
bud cf.338 and 341;formedallioncf.35 and 341.Workshop
glaze.Cf.P 597: ThompsonD 41, a jeweled exampleof the
of Apollodoros.
same type.
M-N 18:1
M 20:1 lower fill
Ca. 100-86
Ca. 100-86
Pls. 61, 87
H. 0.081; est. Diam. 0.136.
PI. 62
346 (P 16098) Ribbed bowl
Hesperia 6, 1937, p. 194, fig. 119.
H. 0.08; est. Diam. 0.145.
One fourth of rim and parts of body restored.
Most of rim and part of body restored.
Medallion: double seven-petaled rosette stamped
two ridges.Wall:concave petals separatedby lines ofjewdirectly onto bowl, surrounded by two ridges. Wall:
eling topped by lotus buds. Rim: two ridges.No scraped pronounced vertical ribs. Rim: two ridges. No scraped
groove below lip. Cf. Pnyx,no. 109;Schwabacher,pl. 7:11
groovebelowlip. Dull brownishblackglaze. A similarfrag(molds). For medallion cf. 35; for lotus bud cf. 338-340. ment
(P 20518) came from N 20:4.
Workshopof Apollodoros.
G 14:2 upper fill
Area I 8-9 (context of second half of 2nd century or
Ca. 100-86
later)
Ca. 100-86
MOLDS
LONG-PETAL
(347-358)
PI. 62 PLAIN MOLDSWITH RIM PATTERN(347-349)
H. 0.086; Diam. 0.152.
P1.63
347 (P 10835 + P 13316) Long-petalmold
Half of bowl restored.
P. H. (P 10835;P1.63:a) 0.08, (P 13316;P1.63:b) 0.084;
Medallion: double six-petaled rosette surroundedby est. Diam. 0.17
(int.), 0.19 (ext.).
two ridges. Wall: petals separated by lines of jeweling
P 10835: H. A. Thompson, Hesperia, Suppl. IV, The
topped by fleurs-de-lis. Rim: three ridges. No scraped Tholos A thens and its Predecessors,Baltimore1940,
of
p.
groove below lip. Red glaze.
120, d.
F 15:3
Two non-joiningfragmentspreservehalf of upperwall.
Ca 145-100
Shape: slightly flaring rim, with top sloping down
P1.62 towardsexterior.
Wall:long petals. Rim: hatchingbetween two grooves.
H. 0.06; est. Diam. 0.10.
For rim cf. 354.
Three fourths of rim restored.
H 12:1
Medallion: eight-petaledrosette. Wall: widely spaced
in
one
Ca. 145-100
petals separated by jeweling. Illegible signature
black
Dull
below
rim.
No
Plain
lip.
scrapedgroove
petal.
P1.63
348 (P 16862) Long-petalmold
glaze.
Diam.
0.18
est.
0.16
P.
H.
(ext.).
(int.),
0.07;
E 14:3
One eighth of rim and upper wall.
Ca. 100-86
86
CATALOGUE
Shape:rimflaton top, as Pnyx,no. 118.Two faintwheelrun grooves on exterior below rim.

Wall:long petals. Rim: double spirals;invertedegg and
dart.
Area G-I 10-14 (context unknown)
Ca. 145-86
P1.63
One sixth of rim and upper wall.
Shape: slightlyflaringrim, flat on top. Three wheel-run
grooves on exterior well below rim. Cf. Pnyx, no. 109.
Wall:well-madelong petals.Rim:jewelingbetween two
grooves.
Area C 7 (late Hellenistic context)
Ca. 145-86
PLAIN MOLDSWITHOUTRIM PATTERN(350-352)

Pls. 63, 93
H. 0.115; est. Diam. 0.185 (int.), 0.205 (ext.).
Slightlyless than half preserved.
Shape: ring base. Slightly rolled rim, sloping down
towards outside. Wheel-run groove on exterior slightly
below rim.
Plain medallion surroundedby two grooves.Wall:long
petals. Rim: one groove.
D 10:3
Ca 145-125
351 (P 18510) Long-petalmold: medallion
P1.64
P. H. 0.05; max. p. dim. 0.115.
Part of base, medallion, and lower wall.
Shape: flat-bottomedraised base, cf. Pnyx, no. 99.
Medallion: four-pointedstar with wavy lines between
points, surroundedby two grooves. Wall: irregularlong
petals.
Area C 16 (context unknown)
Ca. 145-86
P1.64
Max. p. dim. 0.047.
Most of medallion and trace of lower wall; exterior
surface chipped away.
grooves.Wall:long petals.Forsimilarmedallion,not made
by same stamp, cf. 327 and P 595: Thompson D 39.
Area O-P 15 (late Roman context)
Ca. 145-86
JEWELEDMOLDSWITH RIM PATTERN(353, 354)
353 (P 6869) Long-petalmold: rim

One tenth of rim and upper wall.
P1.64
Shape: slightly flaringrim, flat on top. Four wheel-run

grooves on exterior below rim.
Wall:long petals separatedby jeweled lines topped by
palmettes. Rim: egg and dart.Palmettes occur also on a
lead-glazedmolded bowl from an early Roman context
(409).
Area B-C (4th-centuryto early Roman context)
Ca. 145-86
P1.64
Shape: slightly downturned rim. Two wheel-run
grooves on exterior, one immediately below lip, one
slightly lower.
Wall: parts of six petals preserved, four plain, two
outlinedby beading.Rim: hatchingbetween two grooves.
For wall cf. Schwabacher,pl. 7:12; for rim patterncf. 347.
Area C 17 (late Roman context)
Ca. 145-86
JEWELEDMOLDSWITHOUTRIM PATTERN(355-358)

PI. 64
P. H. 0.071; est. Diam. 0.14.
Shape:rim flat on top. Two wheel-rungrooveson exterior somewhat below rim.
Wall:long petals separatedby jeweled lines topped by
small pointed leaves. Rim: two grooves.Cf. Pnyx,no. 107;
21, B', 1966[1968],p. 80, pl. 84: y, fromexcavationsin
ACAT
Athens. For leaves cf. 336 and P 3378: ThompsonE 74. A
very similarmold (P 17587)was found in an earlyRoman
context.
Area N 10 (context unknown)
Ca. 145-86
P1.64
P. H. 0.045; max. p. dim. 0.095.
Base, medallion,and one fourth of lower wall.
Shape: ring base.
Medallion: eight small ferns arranged with points
toward center, surroundedby two grooves. Wall: wellmade long petals separatedby lines of jeweling.
Area F 13 (late Roman context)
Ca. 145-86
P1.64
P. H. 0.042; max. p. dim. 0.085.
Base, medallion,and lower wall.
Shape: ring base. Two wheel-rungrooveslow on body.
grooves. Wall:long petals separatedby lines of jeweling.
D-E 15:1
Ca. 145-100
IMPORTEDBOWLS
PI. 64
P. H. 0.025; max. p. dim. 0.055.
Base, medallion,and trace of lower wall.
Shape: ring base.
Medallion: six-petaled rosette surrounded by two
grooves. Wall:long petals separatedby lines of jeweling.
Area G 13 (3rd- and 2nd-centurycontext)
Ca. 145-100
TYPESOF BOWLS
OTHER
(359-364)
LOTUS-COROLLA
BOWLS(359-362)
359 (P 8100) Lotus-corollabowl; signed

Pls. 64, 96
Max. p. dim. 0.054.
Fragmentof wall.
Overlapping,tallpointedlotus petalswith scoredcentral
rib, and shorter lotus petals with double central rib.
Rosette on tendril above shorter leaf. Within petals, in
relief, the letters ]NO[ or ]ON[; perhaps to be restored
[Apioyro]vo[c](see p. 40). Rosette in field. Metallic gray
glaze, mostly missing. For the signaturecf. the guttus 410
and Watzinger,pp. 69-70, no. 5.
H 16:2
Ca. 100
360 (P 3211 a, b) Lotus-corollabowl;
Pls. 64, 96
signed
Max. p. dim. (a) 0.132, (b) 0.05.
Noted: Thompson, pp. 451-452, note 3.
Non-joiningfragmentsof middle of wall.
Overlappinglotus petals, with central rib sometimes
jeweled. Letters of signature in relief on surface of unjeweled petals. a preservesthe letters P (or possibly B), A,
and T; b preservesthe letterY. The lettersarerightside up.
Between the tops of the petalsare imbricate,smallpointed
leaves. Dull brownishblackglaze. For signaturesee p. 41.
Area E-F 14 (context unknown)
Ca. 100
361 (P 20316) Lotus-corollabowl
P1.64
Max. p. dim. 0.067.
Medallion and lower wall.
Medallion:eight-petaledrosette.Wall:largepetals with
jeweled ribs, alternatingwith narrowerpetals with jeweling on either side of rib. Metallic brownishblack glaze.
M 20:1 middle fill
Ca. 100
362 (P 19832) Lotus-corollabowl; signed Pls. 65, 96
P. H. 0.039.
Fragmentof wall.
Partsof two lotus petals,with imbricatesmallpalmettes
between them. In left-handpetal, lunate sigma in relief.
Red glaze. For signaturesee p. 41.
Area D 17 (context of 3rd century after Christ)
Ca. 100
87
LOTUS-COROLLA
MOLD
363 (P 3248) Lotus-corollamold

PI. 65
One fifth of rim and upper wall.
Shape: horizontalrim projectingoutward.
Wall:at right,large lotus petal with hatched edges and
centralrib.At left, narrowpetalwithjeweled rib.Imbricate
small lotus petals between large petals. Rim: vertical
strokes. Schwabacher(p. 222, note 79) considered this
mold (to which he erroneously referred as P 3249) a
productof the Workshopof Ariston.Cf. AeAT21, B', 1966
[1968],p. 80, pl. 84:5, from excavationsin Athens, found
with a numberof othermolds and lamps,possiblyfromthe
dump of a workshop.
Area F 10 (late Roman context)
Ca. 100
DAISY BOWL
364 (P 1117) Daisy bowl

P1.65
Max. p. dim. 0.074.
Medallion and most of lower wall.
Medallion: six-pointed star surroundedby two ridges.
Calyx: six small lotus petals. Wall: network of linking
ribbed petals forming a series of six-petaled flowers.
Lustrousblack glaze, mostly missing.
H 16:2
Ca 150-86?
IMPORTEDBOWLS(365-404)
IMBRICATEBOWLS
(365-370)
365 (P 15704) Imbricatesquares.Ionian?

PI. 65
H. 0.085; est. Diam. 0.18.
Two thirds of wall and rim restored.
Medallion: eight-petaled rosette with rays between
petals.Wall:11 rowsof concentricsquares.Rim:palmettes
lying on their sides; beading. Nearly vertical rim. Micaceous grayclay (5Y 5/1); lustrousblackglaze. Cf. Courby, pl. 13:28, from Delos; Delos XXXI, no. 4016, p.
477, pl. 111; nos. 4020, 4021, p. 200, pl. 44.
Area E 18 (2nd-centurycontext)
366 (P 4356) Imbricatelotus petals
Pls. 65, 87
P. H. 0.09; est. Diam. 0.14.
Two thirds of bowl restored,including bottom.
Wall:overlappingpointed lotus petals.Rim: two ridges.
Faring rim with outwardlythickened lip. Light reddish
brownclay (2.5YR6/4); thin, dull brownglaze.The fabric,
glaze, and unusual lip suggest that the bowl is imported.
M 23:1
367 (P 20520) Imbricatepointed leaves.
Ionian?
P. H. 0.038.
P1.65
88
CATALOGUE
Wall:overlapping,pointed ribbedleaves. Rim: egg and

dart. Hard, slightly micaceous red clay (10OR
5/6); gritty
glaze of same color. Cf. Courby, pl. 12:8, from Delos;
Delos XXXI, no. 9490, p. 355, pl. 85, no. 5211, p. 465,
pl. 107; Kyme I, MB 111,MB 114, MB 115, p. 71, pl. 13.
N 20:4
368 (P 22129) Imbricateleaves, mask
Pls. 65, 87
P. H. 0.044.
Fragmentof wall.
Imbricate,small roundedleaves. Above, frontalface or
mask, with swag of rosettes at right.Hard,reddishyellow
clay (5YR 6/6); dark grayish brown glaze (1OYR4/2).
Fabric,glaze, and decorationseem not to be Attic.
Area R 9-10 (context of second quarterof 2nd century)
369 (P 25573) Imbricatefleurs-de-lis
P1.65
P. H. 0.047.
Fragmentof wall.
Closely set, overlappingsmall fleurs-de-lis.Gray clay
(10YR5/1); brownglazeoutside(7.5YR5/2), inside brown
above, gray below. Fabric seems not to be Attic, though
color may be due to misfiring.
Area M 12 (context of second half of 3rd centuryafter
Christ)
Wall: large acanthus leaves probably alternatingwith

rosetteson tall stems. Rim: egg and dartbetween beading.
Micaceous gray to light gray clay (10YR 6/1); dull,
micaceous, darkgrayglaze outside (5Y4/1), blackinside.
Cf.A ntiochIV, i, fig. 11, nos. 11, 16,p. 30;HamallI, ii, nos.
112, 138, 140, 149, 154, 164, 165.
Area I 15 (context of first half of 2nd century)
373 (P 19757) Lotus petals, tendrils
Pls. 66, 87
Max. p. dim. 0.062.
One third of medallion and one sixth of lower wall.
Medallion:ten(?)-petaledrosette. Wall:alternatingtall
lotus petals and plant with short outward and inward
curlingtendrils.Hard,grayclay (10YR5/1); glaze of same
color. For medallion cf. Pergamon XI, i, no. 460, p. 169,
pl. 61; BSA 44, 1949, p. 60, pl. 21:17, from Siphnos.
P-R 6-12
374 (P 23502) Lotus petals, date stems,
Pls. 66, 87
tendrils
P. H. 0.051; est. Diam. 0.125.
One sixth of rim and upper wall.
Wall: alternating tall, pointed lotus petals and spiky
plants (date stems?), with floral tendrils between them.
Rim: running spiral, two ridges. All drawn freehand.
Glazed groove below lip. Hard,reddishyellow clay (5YR
7/6); gritty, darkreddish gray glaze (5YR 4/2).
Area 0 16 (context unknown)
370 (P 14285) Shells Corinthian?

PI. 65
P. H. 0.046.
Fragmentof wall.
Calyx:traceof tips of ferns.Wall:cockleshells arranged
in rows. Very pale brown clay (10OYR
7/3); black glaze,
375 (P 20050) Nymphaea nelumbo petals, Pls. 66, 94
mostly missing.For clayand glaze cf. 371 and 382,possibly
floral tendrils
Corinthian.For decorationcf. 39.
P.
H.
0.075.
N 20:7
Fragmentof wall and rim pattern.
Wall:broadnymphaeanelumbo petal with tip drooping
FLORALBOWLS(371-381)
forward,flanked by floral tendrils. Rim: egg and dart.
Mottledmicaceous,light brownclay (7.5YR6/4); metallic
371 (P 11531) Nymphaea lotus petals, floral
PI. 65
black glaze, mostly missing on exterior. Probably from
tendrils Corinthian?
same mold as P 3377: Thompson E 79. Cf. Metzger, no.
H. 0.062; est. Diam. 0.115.
100, and silver bowls from Bulgaria(Kraus,ZentralmuThree fourths of bowl restored,includingmedallion.
seum,
pl. 5), from the Fayoum (MiinchnerJahrbuchder
Medallion surrounded by two ridges with scraped
bildendenKunst 19, 1968,pp. 232-233, figs. 5 and 6, nos. 3
groove between them. Calyx: row of widely spaced small
and4), and in the ToledoMuseum of Art (Oliver,Silverfor
ferns. Wall: alternatingtall, thin lotus petals and tendrils
the Gods, no. 43, pp. 78-79).
with rosettes. Plain rim, scrapedgroove below lip. Light
A 18:1
gray clay (2.5Y 7/2); shiny black glaze, mostly missing;
miltos.For clayand glaze cf. 370 and 382. Fabricappearsto
be Corinthian.
376 (P 20953) Lotus, ivy
P1.66
E 5:2
P. H. 0.052.
Fragmentof wall.
372 (P 23104 a, b) Acanthus leaves, floral
PI. 65
Coarselotus petalsalternatingwith heart-shapedleaves
tendrils
on spiky stem. Reddish yellow clay (5YR 6/6); reddish
P. H. (a) 0.06, (b) 0.03; est. Diam. 0.13.
brownglaze outside, greenishinside. The decorationfinds
Two non-joiningfragmentspreservingpart of rim and no parallelat Athens, althoughthe clayappearsto be Attic.
wall.
Q 8-9
IMPORTEDBOWLS
377 (P 11414 a-d) Lotus petals, grapevine Pls. 66, 88
Ionian
P. H. (a) 0.034, (b) 0.034, (c) 0.03, (d) 0.03; est. Diam.
0.13.
Four non-joiningsections preservingpartof medallion,
calyx, wall, and rim.
Medallion: rosette with alternating thin and broad
petals, surrounded by ridge (d). Calyx: rounded lotus
petals alternatingwith petal dippingto right,dividedfrom
wall by ridge (c and d). Wall: trace of tendril with leafy
calyx and grape leaves (c). Rim: bead and reel (a and b).
Slightly intumed rim. Hard, pink clay (7.5YR 7/4);
metallic,gritty,darkbrownglaze (75YR3/2). Cf.Bruneau,
"La vaisselle,"D 8, p. 241, pl. 40; Delos XXXI, pl. 46;
Courby,pl. 13:16,36, pl. 15:d,all from Delos; AntiochIV,
i, fig. 17, no. 15, p. 30; KymeI, MB 65, MB 66, p. 61, pl. 9,
p. 27, fig 3.
F 5:1
89
Medallion:alternatingpetals and rosettes, surrounded

by two ridges.Wall:dividedinto registersby ridges.Lower
registerwith frondat left, silenus face flankedby dolphins
at right. Upper register with palmettes with boukrania
between tips. Hard, reddish yellow clay (5YR 6/6); red
(2.5YR 5/6) to dark reddish brown (SYR 3/2) glaze. Cf.
Pergamon XI, i, no. 192, p. 130, pl. 45 for palmettes.
FIGURED BOWLS(382-388)
382 (P 22217 a, b) Erotes on panthers; Pls. 66, 88, 95

signed Corinthian
P. H. (a) 0.075, (b) 0.073; est. Diam. 0.128.
Two non-joiningsections preservinghalf of bowl.
Calyx: fronds. Wall: Erotes riding panthers flanking
column-kraters.Slave masks above kratersand between
groups. Stamped with retrogradesignature in lozengeshaped panel: [. ca.7 .]KPATIO(see p. 41). Rim: simplified guilloche. Light gray clay (2.5Y 7/2); black glaze,
mostly missing. For clay and glaze cf. 370 and 371. Shape
and fabricsimilarto bowls found at Corinthand certainly
of Corinthianmanufacture.
Area P-Q 9 (context of first half of 2nd century)
378 (P 26974) Leaves

P1.66
P. H. 0.048.
Fragmentof wall and tip of calyx.
Calyx:one roundedlotus petal preserved,dividedfrom
wall by ridge. Wall: at right, bunch of olive(?) leaves.
Pls. 66, 88
Shoots with olives or berriesat left. Hard,micaceous,light 383 (P 22215) Griffin
P.
H.
0.07.
brownclay(7.5YR6/4) similarin appearanceto Attic clay;
One eighth of calyx and lower wall.
reddishbrownglaze (5YR4/3). Cf. Courby,pl. 10:c,a vase
Medallion
missing, surroundedby beading and ridge.
fromMyrina,pl. 13:29,fromDelos; Zahn, "Hellenistische
Calyx:
alternating
triangularlotus petals and spiky stems
Reliefgefasse,"no. 8, pp. 53, 55-56 from southernRussia;
with
ferns
small
at
base, rosettes between tips, divided
Kyme I, MB 67, p. 61, pl. 9, p. 27, fig. 3.
wall
from
Wall: griffin walks right toward
by
beading.
Provenanceand context unknown.
human figure which runs toward it. Rosette in field.
379 (P 6317) Horizontalgarland
Pls. 66, 88 Divided from missing upper register by beading. Light
yellowish brown clay (10YR 6/4), mottled on inside;
P. H. 0.05.
metallic gray glaze, mostly missing. For calyx and for
Fragmentof rim.
Ivy tendrilabove lozenge-shapedleaves set in herring- beading separatingregisterscf. TarsusI, fig. 130:h; regbone pattern.Hard,light red clay (2.5YR 6/6) with white isters separatedby beading occur commonly at Antioch
and Samaria(Samana
grits;dull red micaceousglaze (2.5YR5/6). For the leaves (AntiochIV, i, figs. 9-11, pp. 29-30)
p.
fig.
p.
fig.
63).
III,
276,
61,
278,
cf. Pergamon XI, i, no. 440, p. 166, pl. 59.
Q 8-9
E 14:1
380 (P 19797) Horizontaltendril
PI. 66
P. H. 0.025; max. p. dim. 0.057.
One fourth of lower body.
Medallion surrounded by ridge and scraped groove.
Aroundmedallion,reliefwavyline with beadingon either
side. Above, two ridges.Reddish yellow clay (7.5YR7/6)
similar to Attic clay in appearance;hard, dull brownish
blackglaze;miltos. This piece may well be Attic, but finds
no parallelsin Athens.
Area Q 10 (context of first half of 2nd century)
381 (P 22102) Palmettes, masks, dolphins Pls. 66, 88
P. H. 0.072.
One sixth of lower body and part of medallion.
Pls. 67, 88
384 (P 19921) Chariotrace Ionian
P. H. 0.045.
Small part of upper wall and rim.
Wall:at left, forepartsof horses drawingbiga, one arm
and head of driver.At right,wheel of next chariotand back
of driver,a Nike. Rim: Lesbian leaf. Hard, light red clay
(2.5YR6/6) with smallwhite grits;dull,grittyred glaze on
inside and lower outside (2.5YR 4/6), dark gray above
(5YR4/1). Possiblyfrom same mold as Courby,pl. 11:c,a
"Delian"bowl found in Italy. Cf. Delos XXXI, nos. 961,
3132, p. 139,pl. 31; no. 3124, p. 226, pl. 50; no. 3163, p. 65,
pl. 118; pl. 37 passim. For the rim cf. Courby,pl. 12:9, 12,
pl. 13:19,22,27, fromDelos; Schwabacher,pl. 10:33,from
Athens; BSA 39, 1938/39, p. 35, no. 37, pl. 17 fromIthaka.
Area C-F 15-19 (context unknown)
90
CATALOGUE
P1.67
385 (P 30434 a, b) Battle
P. H. (a) 0.04, (b) 0.043.
Two non-joining fragments preserving part of calyx,
wall, and rim pattern.
Calyx:acanthusleaf with tip bent forward,edge of lotus
petal at right. Divided from wall by ridge. Wall: divided
into at least two registersby ridge.Lowerregisterpartially
preservedon b: at left, animal sits facing left; in center a
figure wearing short chiton and holding spear moves to
left;at right,tracesof anotherfigurewith spear.a preserves
partof upper register:at left, figurein short chiton armed
with roundshield and spearmoves left; at right,helmeted
figure with spear moves right. Rim: egg and dart. Hard,
micaceous, gray to light gray clay (10YR 6/1); dull, gritty
black glaze. For calyx cf. Courby, p. 389, fig. 81:5, from
Delos; LabraundaII, i, no. 99, p. 61, pl. 9; BSA 44, 1949,
p. 60, no. 15, pl. 21:3, from Siphnos.
L 19:2 shaft
PI. 67
386 (P 25817) Siege of a city
P. H. 0.05.
Fragmentof wall.
At bottom a ridgeprobablydividingwall into registers.
At right, three warriorsarmed with spears, shields, and
helmets climb ladder.Traceof anotherwarriorand ladder
at left. Reddishyellow clay (5YR6/6); dull reddishbrown
glaze (5YR 4/4).
Area A-B 19-20 (late Hellenistic to early Roman
context)
PI. 67
387 (P 25412) Athena, Kybele
P. H. 0.065.
Part of upper wall and rim pattern.
Wall:at left, Athenawithhelmet and spearstandsfacing
front.At right,frontalseated figurewearingpolos, holding
phiale in righthand,staffin left (Kybele).Rim:alternating
lotus buds and old-manmasks. Hard,coarse,light brown
clay (7.5YR6/4) with white grits;coarsered glaze (2.5YR
5/6).
D-E 8-9:1
PI. 67
388 (P 14348 + P 20487) Erotes
P. H. (PI. 67:a) 0.05, (P1.67:b) 0.076.
Two non-joiningfragmentsof wall.
Single figures separatedby fluted columns with high
flutedbases. a preserveslowerbody of plumpchild(Eros?)
walking right; b preserves Eros walking right at right, a
figurefacingleft at left. For columnscf. Siebert,Recherches
surles ateliers,K277, K284, pp. 340-342, pl. 37. A bowl (P
20229) with a similarcolumnwas found in a context of the
1st centuryin the Agora.Cf. Kymel,MB 22, p. 54, pl. 4, p.
20, fig. 1, p. 46, fig. 8:a.
E 14:6 (P 14348; P1.67:a)
E 15:3 (P 20487; P1.67:b)
FRAGMENTSOF BOWLS:IMBRICATE,FLORAL,OR FIGURED
(389-395)
PI. 67
389 (P 26256 a, b) Calyx
Max. p. dim. (a) 0.087, (b) 0.052.
Two non-joining fragments preserving one third of
lower wall.
Medallion missing, surrounded by beading between
two ridges,then largebead and reel and beading.Calyx:alternatingpalmettes and fronds.Porous,pink clay (7.5YR
7/4); dull brownishblack glaze.
M 18:10
PI. 67
390 (P 26078) Lower wall
Max. p. dim. 0.086.
Less than half of medallion and lower wall.
Indistinct medallion surrounded by scraped groove.
Wall:rowof tall,pointed,handlelessjarswith ribbedlower
bodies. Porous,very pale brownclay(10YR8/4); lustrous,
darkreddish brown glaze (5YR 2.5/2 outside, 2.5YR 3/4
inside).
O 17:7
Pls. 67, 88
391 (P 26608) Rim Ionian
Diam.
0.14.
P. H. 0.048; est.
One eighth of rim.
Interlockingmeander runs around squares divided by
diagonals;Lesbian leaf. Intumed rim. Hard, gritty clay,
mottled from reddishyellow (5YR6/6) to light red (2.5YR
6/6) to pink (7.5YR 7/4); gritty, shiny black glaze. Cf.
Courby,pl. 11:c, "Delian"bowl fromItaly,and pls. 12:2,6,
13:19, 20, p. 379, fig. 76:4, 6, all fromDelos; Delos XXXI,
nos. 1923, 2146, p. 207, pl. 47; Labraunda II, i,
nos. 105-107, p. 62, pl. 9; TarsusI, fig. 130:f;M. B. Hobling,"GreekRelief-warefromSparta,"BSA 26,1923-25, p.
283, fig. 2:1,from Sparta.
Area 0 15 (2nd-centurycontext)
P1.67
392 (P 30671) Rim
P. H. 0.043; est. Diam. 0.15.
Fragmentof rim.
Eight-petaled flowers. Intumed rim. Reddish yellow
clay (5YR 6/6); dull black glaze. Cf. Annuaire du Musee
Greco-Romain(Alexandria),1933/34-1934/35, p. 146,fig.
67:2, p. 148,fig. 69:2, fromtomb of MoustaphaPashanear
Alexandria;Bruneau,'"Lavaisselle,"D 4, D 21, D 22, pp.
241-242, pls.40,41; Courby,pls. 12:14,13:29, fromDelos.
C 20:2
Pls. 67, 88
393 (P 19759) Rim
P. H. 0.038; est. Diam. 0.15.
Fragmentof rim.
Simplifiedguilloche;bead and reel. Two glazedgrooves
below slightlyevertedlip. Hard,fine grayclay(10YR5/1);
dull black glaze, mostly missing. For fabric, shape and
grooves below rim cf. the concentric-semicirclebowl 401.
P-R 6-12
IMPORTEDBOWLS
394 (P 23775) Rim
Pls. 67, 88
P. H. 0.05.
Fragmentof rim.
Simplified guilloche; curved, serrated leaves. Rim
nearlyvertical,slightlyeverted.Very micaceous,grayclay
(1OYR5/1); blackglaze outside, grayishtan inside.A fragment (P 19774) with the same guilloche and fabric was
found in the buildingfill of the Stoa of Attalos (P-R 6-12).
Area H 14 (Hellenistic context)
395 (P 20519) Rim
Pls. 67, 88
P. H. 0.028.
Fragmentof rim.
Bead and reel. Verticalrim. Hard,fine grayclay (10YR
5/1); lustrous,gritty black glaze outside, tan inside.
N 20:4
LONG-PETALBOWLS(396-399)
396 (P 1116) Plain long-petalbowl

Pls. 68, 88
P. H. 0.055; Diam. 0.125.
Over half restored.
Wall:long petals with circlesbetween tips. Rim: fleursde-lis. Gray clay with very little mica (10YR 5/1); gritty
black glaze.
H 16:2
397 (P 5638) Plain long-petal bowl
PI. 68
H. 0.059; Diam. of rim 0.102.
Part of wall and rim restored.
Medallion:double eight-petaledrosette surroundedby
ridge. Wall: long petals. Rim: one ridge. Intumed rim.
Reddish yellow clay (5YR 6/6) with very little mica; hard,
yellowishred glaze (5YR5/6). Cf. BSA 39, 1938/39, p. 35,
no. 40, pl. 16,p. 34, fig. 15:40,fromIthaka;Parlasca,p. 134,
fig. 2, from Memphis.
E 14:3
91
Medallion:three small ferns surroundedby two ridges.

Wall:long petals separatedby jeweling. Wallsrise steeply
frommedallion.Pinkclay (7.5YR7/4) similarto Attic clay
in appearance;dull red glaze (2.5YR 5/6). The unusual
shape suggests that the bowl may be imported.
Area F 13 (Hellenistic context)
BOWLS(400-402)
400 (P 6315) Concentricsemicircles

P1.68
Max. p. dim. 0.094.
Medallion: rosette surrounded by two ridges with
scraped groove between them. Wall: three groups of
concentricsemicircles(a fourthnow missing),with raised
dots in field between them. Reddishyellow clay (5YR6/6)
similar to Attic clay in appearance;metallic gray glaze
inside,brownoutside.Cf. PergamonXI, i, no. 256, pp. 138139, pl. 49, no. 290, p. 143, pl. 51; KymeI, MB 99-MB
101,p. 68, pl. 14,p. 33, fig. 5; LabraundaII, i, no. 153,p. 65,
pl. 11; TarsusI, no. 158, p. 223, fig. 129;AntiochIV, i, fig.
17, no. 26; BSA 39, 1938/39, p. 35, no. 46, pl. 17, from
Ithaka.
E 14:1
Ca 150 - early 1st century
401 (P 23610 + P 20047) Concentric

Pls. 68, 89
semicircles
P. H. (P1.68 :a)0.07, (P1.68 :b)0.055, (P1.68 :c)0.045; est.
Diam. 0.135.
Three non-joiningfragmentsof rim and upper body.
Wall: three concentric semicircles with wheel device
with curved spokes in center. Raised dots outline their
outer edges. Rim: bead and reel. Two glazed grooves
below vertical lip. Hard, fine micaceous clay, fired gray
below (10YR 5/1), reddish yellow near rim (5YR 6/6);
398 (P 3919) Jeweled long-petalbowl
Pls. 68, 88 gritty brown glaze, red near rim. Cf. Bruneau, "La vaisselle," D 10, p. 241, pl. 40; Courby, pl. 13:30, also from
H. 0.071; Diam. of rim 0.12.
Bowls in Yale University,"p. 240,
Delos; Baur,'"Megarian
no.
10
and
202, fig.
p. 241, no. 208, fig. 11.
Plain medallionsurroundedby ridge.Wall:long petals
P-R
6-12?
(P 23610; P1.68:a, b)
separatedby beading. Rim: egg and dart. Intumed rim.
P-R 6-12 (P 20047; PI. 68:c)
Very micaceous,gritty,light brownclay(7.5YR6/4); poor
Ca 150-145
reddishbrownglaze (5YR5/4), partlyred inside. Cf. ACAT
21, B', 1966 [1968], p. 165, pl. 165:e2, from Hellenistic
Pls. 68, 89
pyre at Yiaova in Messenia; AeAT24, B', 1969 [1970],p. 402 (P 8523) Concentricsemicircles
P.
H.
0.046.
from
also
Messenia;Pagenstecher,Expedi142, pl. 140:6,
tion Ernstvon SieglinII, iii, p. 67, fig. 79:e, from AlexanWall:
at left, three concentricsemicircles.Between the
D
"La
vaisselle," 9, p. 241, pl. 40; Delos
dria; Bruneau,
are slashes, between the lower two is jeweling.
two
upper
XXXI, no. 4482, p. 259, pl. 58, no. 4579, p. 260, pl. 59;
in
center.At right,edge of lotus petal.Imbricate
Rosette(?)
Courby,pl. 12:14, also from Delos.
between.
leaf
pattern
Plain, inturnedrim. Reddish yellow
Area K 14 (modem context)
clay(SYR6/6); reddishbrownglaze (2.5YR4/4). A similar
399 (P 4575) Jeweled long-petal bowl
PI. 68 fragment(P 6017) comes from E 14:3, middle fill.
P. H. 0.037.
Area C 8 (early Roman context)
Medallion and lower body.
92
CATALOGUE
NET-PATTERN
BOWLS(403, 404)
Pls. 69, 89, 97

403 (P 16096) Semicirclesand
polygons; signed
H. 0.09; Diam. 0.137.
Most of rim and fragmentsof wall restored.
Medallion: double twelve-petaled rosette surrounded
by two ridges.Calyx:eight grapeleaves withinpentagons.
Wall:two rowsof hexagons.In lower rowof hexagons,the
(see p. 40). Below rimarefive
signatureAnlOAA()N[I]AOY
each
containing three concentric semicircles
pentagons,
with beadingbetween the lowertwo,jewelingbetween the
upper two, and an ivy leaf in the center. Imbricatesmall
ferns around semicircles. Plain, everted rim. Soft, very
micaceous,light red clay (2.5YR 6/6); red (2.5YR4/8) to
brown(7.5YR4/2) glaze.For shapeand polygonscf.Zahn,
"HellenistischeReliefgefasse,"no. 25, pp. 64, 67, from
southernRussia.For polygonscf. TarsusI, no. 180,p. 224,
fig. 131. A fragment (P 19972) with the same medallion
and similar,but larger,grape leaves was found in a late
Hellenistic context in the Agora.
G 14:2 upper fill
404 (P 20511) Crosshatching
P1.69
P. H. 0.065.
Fragmentpreservingpartof upperwalland rimpattern.
Wall: crosshatched.Rim: convex band; pendent small
ferns. Hard, light red clay (2.5YR 6/6), red glaze outside
(10R 5/6), reddish brown inside (SYR 5/3). The lack of
Attic parallelsas well as the fabricsuggests that this is an
import.
N 19:1 upper fill
RELATED
MOLDMADE
VESSELS
(405-410)
405 (P 14327) Undecoratedmoldmade bowl
P1.69
H. 0.088; Diam. 0.153.
Part of wall restored.
Plain medallionsurroundedby two ridgeswith scraped
groove between them. Plain wall. Rim: two ridges. Dull
black glaze.
E 15:4
Ca. 225-140
406 (P 17864) Moldmade West Slope jug: Pls. 69, 89
birds
P. H. 0.072; Diam. 0.068.
Chips missing from rim, handle, and shoulder.
Shape: moldmade lower body. Sloping shoulder with
scrapedgrooveatjunctionwith lower body. Concaveneck
with scrapedgroove at base. Flaringmouth with molded
lip, scraped groove between moldings of lip. Double
handle knotted at top, attached at shoulder and lip.
Moldmadebody.Medallion:small six- or eight-petaled
rosette surroundedby two ridges. Calyx: four rows of
imbricate, small pointed leaves. Wall: birds flying left.

Rim: Lesbian leaf; beading.
Paint: on shoulder, ivy with incised stem, dilute clay
leaves, white berries.On section of handlewhichjoins lip,
alternatingwhite and dilute clay stripes. A similarjug
(P 28601)wasfoundin P 21:4.
M 21:1
Ca 225-175
407 (P 8557) Moldmade West Slope
Pls. 70, 89
torch
Erotes
amphora:
rowing
race,
P. H. 0.23; Diam. 0.18.
Partof foot, half of neck, most of handles,and all of rim
restored.
Shape: amphorawith broadflat foot with molded edge
and molding below point of junction with body. High,
nearlyhorizontalshoulder,withscrapedgrooveatjunction
with moldmade lower body. Tall, concave neck with
scraped groove at base. Rope handles with moldmade
masks at base.
Moldmade body. Medallion: eight-petaled rosette.
Calyx:acanthusleaves with figureskneelingbetween tips.
Wall:alternatingscenes of Erotesrowingto left and Erotes
with torches riding goats to right. Below, dogs running
right.Rosettes in field. Rim: tendril(?);egg and dart.Dull
red to brownglaze. For Erotes rowingcf. 165 and 166;for
Eros on goat cf. Braun, no. 128.
Paint: on shoulder, small checkerboardbetween two
long panels of diminishing rectangles; on neck, an ivy
garland;both in tan paint.
WorkshopA.
E 6:1
408 (P 1495) Moldmade West Slope
Pls. 71, 90, 91
krater:Pegasos, dancing satyrs
P. H. 0.165; est. Diam. 0.31.
Almost all of rimand partsof wallrestored;foot missing.
Shape: kraterwith flaringrim with scraped groove at
junction with moldmade body. Rope handles attachedat
top of body.
Moldmade body. Medallion: double four-petaled
rosette. Calyx: severalrows of lotus petals. Wall:dancing
satyrs flanking kraters repeated four times, with large
Pegasos flyingrightand frontalgoat mask separatingeach
group. Rim: fleurs-de-lis flanked by dolphins; pairs of
double spirals;jeweling; egg and dart. Lustrous black
glaze; miltos.
Paint: ivy garlandpainted around exteriorof rim. Tan
lines around handle attachments. Interior: on floor,
scraped groove with star painted within; around rim,
garlandedcomucopiae alternatewith torches(?).Painted
decorationin white and tan.
WorkshopA.
Area J 13 (Hellenistic context)
Ca. 225-175
TOOLS
409 (P 20020a-c) Lead-glazed
bowl:
Pls. 69, 91
long-petal
P. H. (a) 0.06,(b) 0.059,(c) 0.01;Diam.of base0.064.
Baseandfragmentsof walland rim.
Shape:bowlwith delicateringfoot and slightlyrolled
rim.
Medallion:rosette(?).Wall:long petals separatedby
jeweledlinestoppedbypalmettes.Rim:onegroove.Light
red clay (2.5YR6/6). Pale green iridescentglaze. For
palmettetoppingjewelingcf. 353. Anotherlead-glazed
butprobably
fragment(P 19819)withsimilardecoration,
froma moldedkantharos,
wasfoundina contextofthelate
1st centuryB.C. to early1stcenturyafterChrist.Possibly
imported.
C 17:5(earlyRomancontext)
1st century
410 (P 15027)Guttus:concentricsemiPls. 69, 97
circles;signed
H. 0.145;Diam.0.123.
Fragmentsof body, end of spout, and half of rim
restored.
Shape:moldedring foot, squatlower body meeting
moldmadehemispherical
upperbodyat an angle.Flaring
mouth,moldedrimwithcableoveregganddart.Ridged
handlewithbeardedsatyrmaskat base.Tubularspout.
Strainerin neck.Upperbodymadein bowlmold.
Moldmadebody.Calyx:alternatingacanthusleaves
bendingto rightandpointedlotuspetalswithjeweledribs.
withleafin center.
Wall:foursetsof concentric
semicircles
Imbricatesmallfernsin field.Rim:beading.Alternating
withleavesandpetalsof calyxarethe lettersAPIE,to be
restoredas Apio[TGvog]
(see p. 40). Soft,grayclay;dull
grayishblackglaze.Cf.Courby,pl. 9:e andp. 331,fig.63;
Watzinger,pp. 69-70. For the signatureon lamps see
AgoraIV, pp. 175-176, type 51 B. For the signature
restoredon a moldmadebowlcf. 359.Possiblyimported.
F 19:6
Ca. 150 - early 1st century
93
TOOLS USED IN MANUFACTURE OF MOLDMADE RELIEF
BowLs(411-415)
STAMPS(411-413)
411 (SS 82) Rosette

P1.72
Diam.of stamp0.027;L. of handle0.036.
Thompson,p. 453; V. Grace, 'The Die Used for
AmphoraStamps,"
Hesperia4, 1935,p. 425, fig. 8.
Intact.
rosette.Conicalhandle.Pinkclay.
Eleven-petaled
AreaH 7 (contextunknown)
412 (MC578)Palmette
PI.72
H. of stamp0.03;L. of handle0.037.
D. B. Thompson,"HellenisticTerracottas,II C,"
pp. 260, 262, no. 22.
Leftside chippedaway.
Stampfor palmettewith centralrib accentuatedby
slashes.Conicalhandle.Lightyellowishbrownclay.
N 21:4 middlefill
413 (MC 186)Ovolo
PI.72
H. of stamp0.018;L. of handle0.028.
Intact.
Ovolosurrounded
by ridge.Conicalhandle.Verypale
brownclaywithwhiteinclusions.
E 14:1
STACKINGRINGS (414, 415)
PI.72
414 (MC579)Clayring
H. 0.017;Diam.0.042(bottom),0.036(top).
Intact.
Clayringwith concavesides,flaringat bottom.Pale
brownclay.
N 21:4 lowerfill
P1.72
415 (MC577) Clayring
Diam.
0.039
H. 0.018;
0.045(bottom),
(top).
Intact.
Clayringwith slightlyslopingsides,flat on top and
bottom.Redclay;paleyellowslip.
N 21:4 middlefill
DEPOSITS
INTRODUCTION
The studyof AthenianHellenisticpotteryhas not yet advancedto the pointwherea pot maybe dated
It mustinsteadbe datedby the contextin whichit wasfound,whichis in turndatedby the
independently.
studyof any datableobjectsit may contain.Terracotta
lamps,for whichRichardHowlandestablisheda
relativechronology,1
can give some clue, but the absolutedatesassignedto themare in need of revision.
The only objectswhichprovidea firm basis for datingin the Hellenisticperiodare the coins and the
stampedhandlesof storageamphoras.
STAMPED
AMPHORA
HANDLES
The chronologyof the stampedhandlesof Knidianand Rhodianstorageand transportamphorashas

been deducedfromvarioustypesof evidence.A generalframeof referenceis providedby historically
dated
contexts,suchas the floordepositsof the Ptolemaiccampat Koroni(260'sB.C.),the buildingfill of the Stoa
of AttalosII in Athens(159-138B.C.), the destructiondepositsat CorinthandCarthage(146 B.C.),andthe
destructiondebrisleft by Sullain Athens(86 B.C.).Thepurposeof the stampson the handleswasprobably
to insuregovernmentcontrolof the capacitiesof winejars.An amphorausuallyboreboththe stampof the
potterwho made it (fabricant)and thatof the datingofficialduringwhose termit was made (eponym).
betweenthese names,particularly
on physicallyjoined pairsof handles,in
Studyof the interrelations
conjunctionwiththe developmentof the shapesof the amphorasandtheirhandles,hasresultedin a fairly
securechronologyforRhodianandKnidianamphorahandlesof the 3rdand2ndcenturiesbeforeChrist.2
It
is constantlybeing adjustedin the light of new evidence.
In herpublicationof the stampedamphorahandlesfromthe Maisondes Comedienson Delos,Virginia
Grace outlined seven chronologicalperiods in the development of Rhodian and Knidian handles.3These
havebeen used in the DepositSummariesin thisvolume.I am indebtedto MissGraceforthe datesgiven

in the summaries,whichrepresenther views as of 1979 (followinga revisionreportedin 1974:Grace,
"Revisionsin Early Hellenistic Chronology").She is not, of course, responsible for any errorsthat have
crept in throughmy own inattention.The individual-yeardates are to be taken alwayswith a circa; they are
the resultof Grace'sattemptto assign a year to each knownRhodianeponym.4

COINS
Fred Kleinerhas recentlyproposeda chronologyfor the AthenianNew Stylebronzecoinageissued

between200 and 86 B.C. His conclusionsare basedon studyand comparisonof the bronzecoins from
Hellenisticdepositsand hoardsfromAthensand elsewherein Attica.5He lists 16 majortypesof bronze
1See Agora IV.
2
Grace and Sawatianou-Petropoulakou,pp. 278-279.
3 Ibid., p. 286.
4Grace, "Revisions in Early Hellenistic Chronology,"p. 199.
5 Kleiner, I and II; idem, "The 1926 Piraeus Hoard."
DEPOSITS
95
coinsissuedby the mintof Athensduringtheseyears.6In the DepositSummariesI referwherepossibleto

Kleiner'stype numbers.
Some of the coin issuesmay be connectedwithhistoricaleventsand in thesecasesthe datingmaybe
consideredsecure.Thereis, forinstance,an issuewithAthenaon the obverseandZeushurlinga thundercoinsof thisissuecan
bolt ("fulminating
Zeus")witha starbetweencrescentsas a symbolon the reverse;7
be datedto 87/6. The starbetweencrescentsappearson the reversesof gold and silvercoinsbearingthe
names BADIAEMIePAAATH and APIITION:MithradatesVI of Pontos and his general, Aristion, who
arrivedin Athens in 88 and led the pro-PonticforcesagainstSulla.The coins were issuedjust before
Sulla'ssiege of Athens and the Peiraieusin 87/6.8
For earlierissuesof coinswiththe fulminating-Zeus
reverse,andformostothertypesas well,Kleineris
ratherthan historicalevidence,and his dates depend
forcedto base his conclusionson archaeological
heavilyon thoseof the stampedamphorahandles.Thisis mostobviousin his comparisonof the fillsof the
Hellenisticstoasin the Agora.9Grace'sresearchesindicatethatthe lateststampedamphorahandlesin the
fillof the Middle
fillunderthe Stoaof Attalosareaboutthirty-five
yearslaterthanthosein the construction
Stoa.Sheconcludesthatthe MiddleStoafillwasclosedaround180B.C., the fillof the Stoaof Attalosabout
146 B.C.(see H-K 12-14 andP-R 6-12). The samecoinsarefoundin bothfills.10New typesdo notappear
fill of SouthStoaII around140 B.C. (M-N 15:1).11Kleinerconcludes
untilthe closingof the construction
thatfora periodof aboutthirty-five
years,ca. 180 to ca. 145 B.C., the Athenianmintstruckno coins.This
conclusionseemsjustified,but it mustbe rememberedthatit is supportedsolelyby the chronologyof the
stampedamphorahandles.If thatwereto be adjusted,the datingof the coins,too, wouldhaveto change.
DATES
In assigningdatesto depositsone mustassumea time lag of someyearsbetweenthe dateof manufacin Rhodesor Knidoswouldnot be
tureand the dateof depositof the objects.An amphoramanufactured
the
since
discardedin Athensuntilsome yearslater,especially
amphoras,once emptiedof theircontents,
wereprobablyused as watercontainers.Coinsoftencirculatedfora long time beforetheywerelost. The
wearof a coingivessomeindicationof howlongit wasin use, butwithotherobjectsit is usuallyimpossible
anddeposit.Somethingswereveryold whentheywere
to knowmuchtime elapsedbetweenmanufacture
new. The datesgivenhereforthe depositsareapproxidiscarded,whileothersmay havebeen practically
and
the
coins
from
deduced
stampedamphorahandles.
primarily
mations,
The evidencefromwellsandcisternsis morereliablethanthatfrombuildingfillsanddrains.Wellsare
HellenisticAthenianspreferredto use cisternsfor
the least subjectto contamination
but, unfortunately,
theirwatersupply,andrelativelyfewHellenisticwellshavebeen excavated.Cisterns,withtheirconnecting
tunnels,are morelikelyto containintrusivematerialand are also more difficultto excavatestratigraphiin practically
horizontallayersbecauseof the smalldiameterof the well.
cally.Thefill of a wellaccumulates
The fill of a cisternaccumulatesin a cone at the centerof the floor.It cannotbe excavatedin horizontal
layers,sincethe latestmaterialmayhaveslid downto the floorfromthe top of the cone.Unlessthereis a
strikingdifferencein the earthof successivefills,it is almostimpossibleto distinguishbetweenthemin the
sealed
attendexcavation.Buildingfills,althoughpresumably
darkandwet conditionsthatalmostinvariably
by the building,areusuallydisturbedto some degree.Theytendto be largeandcontainmiscellaneousand
potteryof a widerangeof dates.Thefillsof drainsareevenless reliable;therearealwaysintrufragmentary
6
Kleiner, I, pp. 3-8, 38, Table IV.

7 Kleiner 2k; cf. Svoronos, pl. 81:45-48.
8 Kleiner, "The 1926 Piraeus Hoard,"pp. 178-180. See Kleiner, I, p. 36, note 56 for objections.
9 Kleiner, II, pp. 303, 309, 311, 314.
'1 Ibid., pp. 329-330; deposits I and IV, pp. 303-309, 313-317.
1 Ibid., p. 330; deposits VI-VIII, pp. 318-325.
96
DEPOSITS
sions, perhapsbecause watercontinued to tricklethroughthe disused drain,bringingwith it the occasional

coin or sherd.
ANDCONVENTIONS
TERMINOLOGY
on the standard
Depositsin the Agoraexcavationsareidentifiedby letterandnumber,theircoordinates
Agoragridof twenty-meter
squares(e.g. A 1; see PI.99). Depositsin the samesquareareassignedadditional numbers in sequence (e.g. A 1:1, A 1:2, etc.). Deposits coveringa largeareaare identifiedby general
location only (e.g. H-K 12-14 or P-R 6-12). Entries below are arrangedin alphabetical,then numerical,
order. The locations of the deposits are marked on the plan (PI. 99).
Most entries consist of a brief description of the deposit and a summary of its important datable
contents; this summaryhas been omitted for Roman deposits and a few poorly dated Hellenistic contexts.
Stamped amphora handles are usually referred to by their Agora inventory numbers; for the Knidian
handles the Knidiantype (KT) number is given as well.12 In some cases coins have been referredto by their
Agora inventory numbers: a number preceded by a Greek letter.
The numbers of the bowls found in the deposit that are included in the Catalogueare listed after the
discussion. General bibliographyis listed at the end, including references to the sections on deposits in
previousAgora volumes; bibliographyon specific objects of importanceoccurs in parenthesesin the appropriate place in the discussion.
DEPOSIT SUMMARIES
A 18:1
Cistern
(lowerfill)
Thirdand earlyfourthquar- stampedamphorahandlesdateto secondandthirdquartersof 3rdcentury

tersof 2ndcentury,withexceptionof fourlaterhandles:
Lowerfill separatedby layerof crushedbedrockfrom twoKnidianof ca. 108and88namingeponymsSosiphron
9193[KT1554])andAndromenes
(SS10107[KT650])
earlyRomanupperfill.Five stampedamphorahandles, (SS
and
two
Latin
MAARCI
stamps
reading
(SS 9000, SS
three of which are securelydated;none is after 225
Aside
from
two
Roman
latest
coinsare
9129).
intrusions,
fabricantsMenekrates,
(RhodianeponymXenophantos;
Athenian
bronzes
120
probably
deposited
by
(Kleiner
2b,
Soterichos: SS 9917, SS 9918, SS 9912).Two coins of
Latest
4,
5,
13,
is
35
A.
16).
lamp
type
second half of 3rd century(Svoronos,pl. 24:10-16;
45
pl. 104:8-18).Fragmentsof 6 bowls.
AgoraIV, nos. 309, 392, 411, 457, 463, 618, 813;
375
Districtof Ancient
Agora
X; XII;Young,"AnIndustrial
Agora IV.
Athens," pp. 262-263; Kleiner,II, pp. 15-19.
A 18:7
Pit
Hellenisticand Roman B 20:2

Cistern Firstquarterof 2nd century
Eightcoinsrangingfrom4thto 1stcentury,withpottery
Cisternwithsinglefill,connectedby passageto cistern
continuingto at least3rdcenturyafterChrist.
filledin early2ndcenturyafterChrist.Seventeenstamped
82
amphorahandles;Knidiandate early in periodIV A
(188-167);oneRhodiandatesto 184(eponymKleukrates:
SS 9383).Types33 A and 34 variantlamps(AgoraIV,
A-B 19-20:1 Fillin
Secondquarterof
no. 465). Possiblefragmentof long-petalbowlmust be
GreatDrain
2nd centuryto
intrusive.Laterlampsalsointrusive(AgoraIV,nos. 863,
86 B.C.
885).One mold.
Fillin southernbranchof GreatDrainin industrial
area
8, 180,241,318
outside southwestcomer of Agora.Damage to drain
AgoraXII;Young,"AnIndustrialDistrictof Ancient
before fillingsuggestsfill depositedafter Sullansack. Athens,"pp. 70, fig. 1, 263, 266; Grace and SawatianouCf.D-E 15:1andH 12:1forotherfilsindrain.Mostof 134 Petropoulakou,
p. 381.
12
For an explanation of Knidian Type numbers see Grace and Sawatianou-Petropoulakou,p. 323.
97
DEPOSITS
B 20:7
Well
(upper fill)
Second half of 3rd century,

not quite to end
Two use fills of earlyand middle 3rdcenturyand upper

dumped fill; only upper fill contained moldmade bowls.
Most of seven stamped amphora handles date in third
quarter of 3rd century; latest is Rhodian of ca. 217
(eponym Xenostratos: SS 9663). One coin of early 3rd
century (Svoronos,pl. 24:51-57). Latest lamp type 43 C.
Fragmentsof about 20 bowls.
215, 247, 286
D. B. Thompson, "HellenisticTerracottas,II B," pp.
127-152 (Altar Well).
C 10:1
D 10:3
Manhole
Manhole
E 10:1
Manhole
Late 2nd to early 1st century

Second half of 3rd century to
early third quarterof 2nd
century
Sullan destructiondebris
Three manholesprovidingaccess to system of channels,

wells, and cisterns.Three othermanholesin system closed
in Roman times.
E 10:1. Twenty stamped amphora handles dating
before 88. Three 3rd-centurycoins. Type 38 lamp; type
56 A lamp indicatesdisturbancein later 1st centuryB.C.
or early 1st century after Christ (Agora IV, nos. 513,
797). Over half of bowls long-petal.
D. B. Thompson, "HellenisticTerracottas,V," p. 50;
Grace and Sawatianou-Petropoulakou,p. 381.
C 10:1.Six stampedamphorahandles;two latest are
Knidianand date ca. 107-97: eponym Damokritos(SS
4864 [KT556]); duoviri of year of eponym Stratokles
(SS 6613 [KT 2126]). Two thirds of bowls long-petal.
327, 331
D 10:3.Five stampedamphorahandlesof second half
of 3rd century to mid-2nd century; latest dated by
Knidian eponym Kleumbrotos (SS 4873 [KT 1194]).
One 3rd-centurycoin. Type 48 A lamp. One third of
bowls long-petal;one long-petalmold.
350
C 17:5
Pit
Hellenistic and early Roman
Broad range of date reflected in stamped amphora

handles and unstamped amphoras,which date from 3rd
century to 1st century after Christ.
12, 409
C 20:2
Dumped fill
To 150 B.C.
Hellenistic fill thrown behind west wall of House N in

early 1st century after Christ (Young, "An Industrial
District of Ancient Athens,"pp. 273-276). Wide range of

date, but most objects no later than mid-2nd century.
Many terracottafigurines,molds for figurines,two molds
for relief bowls; possibly debris from factory.None of 12
stampedamphorahandles dates afterabout 146; Knidian
handles date in periods IV A (188-167) and IV B
(166-146). No latercoins.No long-petalbowls,but type 54
A lamp represents later material. Related fill to west
containedlamps of late 2nd and 1st centuries(AgoraIV,
nos. 515, 868).
78, 181, 392
Agora IV; Young, "An IndustrialDistrict of Ancient
Athens,"pp. 249, 268, 274; Graceand Sawatianou-Petropoulakou,p. 381.
D 5:2
Cistern
System
Hellenistic and Roman
Cistern, drawshaft and passages containing mostly

Hellenistic pottery, but two Roman coins and some late
Roman pottery.The amphorahandles rangefromthe last
quarterof the 3rd century(SS 7261) to early 1st century
(SS 7332, SS 7337).
143
D 10:3
See C 10:1
D 11:3
D 11:4 + D 12:2
Drawshaft
(lower fill)
Cistern and
Drawshaft
(lower fill)
1st century,almost to end

2nd century to
first half of
1st century
System of two chambers, three drawshafts,and two

blind tunnels.One shaftand one chamberfilledin Roman
times. Lower fills of D 11:4 and D 12:2 (separated by
tunnel 0.50 m. long) are the same. D 11:3,D 11:4, and D
12:2 had upper fills of Roman date.
D 11:3.Thirteenstampedamphorahandles,of which
six Knidian date in last years before 88 (eponyms
Andromenes, Hermon, Hermophantos).Hermophantos dates immediatelybefore or after hiatus of stamps
from 88 to ca. 85 (SS 4920 [KT 882]; see Grace and
Sawatianou-Petropoulakou,p. 334, under E 98; for the
hiatus see pp. 322-323). Only coin a very worn bronze
ofAntigonos Gonatas(277-239). Fragmentsof Arretine
potteryindicatecisternopen until ca. 10 B.C. Overhalfof
bowls long-petal.
D 11:4. Nineteen stamped amphora handles, one
joining handle from D 12:2.Most are Knidianand date
before 146 (period IV B), many before 166 (period IV
A). One exception dates in early 1st century:eponym
Aristainos(SS 5306 [KT1510]). Many late 2nd-century
lamps.
DEPOSITS
98
D 12:2. Nine stampedamphorahandles:several

Knidianshortlybefore88 namingeponymsHermon
(SS 5018 [KT1370])and Andromenes(SS 5029 [KT
1500]);two late Knidianhandlesof 86-50 (eponym
Antipatros:SS 5109; a leaf, no letters: SS 5024).
Latestcoin dates 85-ca. 70 (Svoronos,pl. 79:18-21).
Despitethe laterdateof the stampedamphorahandles
andcoinsin D 12:2,physicaljoinsbetweenpotteryin D
12:2and D 11:4indicateall potterydepositedat one
time.Aboutone fifthof bowlslong-petal.
73bis,189,207,249
AgoraIV; XII.
D 14:1
Well
(upperfill)
86
AgoraV.
LateRoman
D-E 15:1
Fill in
GreatDrain
Secondhalfof 2nd
centuryto early
1st century
Fill in west branchof drainnorthof east-westroad.

Upper layer Roman,lower layer Hellenistic.Cf. A-B
19-20:1andH 12:1forotherfillsin GreatDrain.Twentyfive stampedamphorahandles;latestis Knidiandating
SS9395[KT1505]).
slightlyafter100(eponymAristainos:
Latestof 79 coins date in last quarterof 2nd century
(Kleiner2h, 16).Potterycloselysimilarto thatin Thompson'sGroupE. Twomolds,one forlong-petalbowl.
274,357
AgoraIV.
E 5:2
Cistern
Secondhalfof 3rdcenturyto early

2nd century
Cisternconnectedby tunnelto anotherchamberfilled

in
Byzantineperiod.SmallHellenisticdepositon floor,
D 17:4 Cistern
2nd to early1st century
somewhatcontaminatedby Byzantinefill above. No
(lowerfill)
stampedamphorahandleslaterthan3rdcentury(SS6818,
Hellenisticfills.A SS 6845, SS 6846, SS 6857, SS 6858; EtudesthasiennesIV,
Lowestof threenearlycontemporary
single stamped amphora handle dates around 90 nos. 1265,1486).Coins:two Byzantine,one 3rd-century
Ptolemaic,one Athenianof ca. 200 (Kleiner1). Latest
(SS 10712).
of manybowls(ca.40),similar
lamptype45 C. Fragments
14, 116
to thosein M 21:1andP 21:4.
16, 18, 24, 30, 89, 124,176,254,255,371
Thirdquarterof 2nd
D 17:5 Cistern(upperfill)
AgoraXII
century
Firsthalfof 2nd cen(lowerfill)
E 6:2
Cistern(upper
Late2nd to early
tury?
1st century
fill)
Oneof threechambersof cisternsystem.Sterilesandat E 6:1 + E 6:2
Cisterns(lower Secondand third
bottomwithtwo distinctdumpedfillsabove.
quartersof 2nd
fill)
Upper
fill: two stampedamphorahandlesdatein third
century
quarterof 2ndcentury(1 Koan,1 Rhodianwithfabricant
connectedbytunnel.Lowerfillintunnel
Twochambers
SS 10497,SS 10498).Latestcoins date in
Drakontidas:
E 6:2hadupperfillof
and
both
chambers
contemporary.
firsttwo decadesof 2ndcentury(Kleiner9). Onethirdof
E
was Roman.
fill
6:1
of
1st
century.
Upper
early
bowlslong-petal.
265
E 6:2 (upperfill):threeKnidianamphorahandles
Lowerfill: one unique bronze coin of Histiaia(?) datefromlate2ndto early1stcentury,namingeponyms
probablydatingin 2nd century(for obversesee SNG
(SS6502[KT1598]),Sosiphron(SS6503
Euphragoras
510, 511, 547-549).No long-petalbowls,
[Copenhagen]
[KT 1568]),and Aristomenes(SS 6504 [KT 1626]).
but bowlsof MMonogramClassindicatecisternfilledin
Coinof 130-90(Kleiner6). Type51 C lamp(AgoraIV,
second quarterof 2nd century.Potterywell preserved; no. 693).Althoughtheseobjectsarelaterthanthosein
householddump.
probablya contemporary
lowerfill,a singlejoinbetweenmaterialfromupperand
13, 32, 112,117,147,162,187,213
lowerfillsandpresenceof long-petalbowlsin bothfills
AgoraIV; Young,"An IndustrialDistrictof Ancient
indicatesomemixingof the two fills.
Athens,"p. 182; D. B. Thompson,"HellenisticTerra146
Cistern).
cottas,V,"p. 50 (Papposilenos
E 6:1 + E 6:2 (lowerfill):joins betweenobjectsin
chambersand tunnelbetweenthem indicatefill
both
with
Cistern 4th to early3rdcentury,
D-E 8-9:1
Latestof 20 stampedamphorahandlesare
the
same.
Hellenisticdisturbance
system
date
Knidian, 188-167(periodIVA) (SS6517[KT531],
234,387
SS 6500[KT654],SS 6511[KT765],SS 6515and SS
Stampsfroman Attic
AgoraXII; Corbett,'"Palmette
6518 [bothKT 1383]).Latestcoin dates in firsttwo
BlackGlazeWorkshop,"
p. 178,underno. 2.
DEPOSITS
decadesof 2nd century(Kleiner9). Despite earlydateof
coins and amphora handles, long-petal bowls indicate
cisternnot filled beforemid-2ndcentury.Figuredbowls
have thickwalls, small indistinctfigures,and must date
in second quarterof 2nd century.
107, 407
AgoraIV;XII;XIV,p. 80, note235;Edwards,"Panathenaics,"p. 335, note 52; D. B. Thompson, "Hellenistic Terracottas, V," p. 50 (EgyptianCistern); Grace
and Sawatianou-Petropoulakou,p. 381.
E 10:1
See C 10:1
E 14:1
Cistern (lower fill)
Second half of 3rd century (disturbed)
Connectedby tunnelswithE 15:3and E 14:3,all filledat

different dates. Upper late Roman fill. Late Hellenistic
accumulation or disturbance over surface of lower fill.
Twenty stampedamphorahandles,mostly Rhodianof ca.
244-220, the latestperhapsca. 218 (eponym Simylinos:SS
4173). Note, however, pair of Knidianhandles of ca. 150
found near top of fill (eponym Euphragoras:SS 4266 and
SS 4268 [both KT 962]). Coins: several early 3rd century
(Svoronos,pl. 22:64-70; pl. 103:17);Athenian or Delian
bronzeof 85-30 (Svoronos,pl. 106:29);Athenianimperial
bronzeof 2nd centuryafterChrist(Svoronos,pl. 85). Most
pottery dates in second half of 3rd century but evidence
of disturbance includes coins and Knidian handles
mentioned above, earlyRoman pottery,lamp, and glass,
"Pergamene"ware,and fragmentsof 18 long-petalbowls.
Possibly disturbancecomes from lower fill of drawshaftE
14:3, which extended down connectingtunnel towardsE
14:1. One stamp for manufactureof molds.
49, 108, 291, 330, 379, 400, 413
AgoraIV; V; XII; Hesperia5, 1936, pp. 37-38, figs. 37,
38; D. B. Thompson,"HellenisticTerracottas,II B,"p. 130,
note 15; Pnyx, p. 142, under no. 84.
E 14:3
Drawshaft
First and early second quarters of 1st century
(middle fill)
Drawshaftconnected with chambersE 14:1and E 15:3

by tunnels. Shaft also contained lower fill of late 4th and
3rd centuries, upper fill of 3rd centuryafter Christ.Only
middle fill contained moldmade relief bowls. Twenty
stamped amphora handles: consistent group of 19
Knidiandatingbetween 108 and 88 (periodVI), 13 in latest
terms of this series, slightly before 88 (eponyms Andromenes, Aristokrates,Hermon, Pisinos). Coins include 19
specimensof earliestAthenianpost-Sullancoinage,dating
between 86 and ca. 70 (Svoronos,pl. 25:12;pl. 79:1-17; pl.
104:31-37,46-50; pl. 107:16-20).Overtwo thirdsof bowls
long-petal.
324, 334, 343, 397
99
AgoraIV; Hesperia5, 1936,p. 38, fig. 38; D. B. Thompson, "HellenisticTerracottas,VII A," pp. 1-19; Grace and
Sawatianou-Petropoulakou,
p. 381; Price,"TheNew Style
Coinage of Athens," pp. 32-33, deposit II.
E 14:6
Well
(upper fill)
Early Roman
Mostly early Roman with some Hellenistic material,

including a type 48 A lamp and three Knidianstamped
amphorahandles of the duoviriperiod,datingearlyin the
1st century (SS 6168-SS 6170). Lower fill is Hellenistic.
388
Grace and Sawatianou-Petropoulakou,p. 335, under
E 102.
E 15:3
Cistern
1st century B.C. to early 1st century after Christ
Connected by long tunnel to E 14:1 and E 14:3. Eighteen stamped amphorahandles, many post-Sullan.Coins
are later, giving date in firstor second decade afterChrist
(Svoronos,pl. 79:38-42; pl. 80:29, 30, 37-42; pl. 104:37).
118, 119, 388
AgoraIV.
E 15:4
Cistern
First to early third quarterof

2nd century
Unstratifiedfill.Latestoften stampedamphorahandles
are two Knidian of second quarter of 2nd century
naming eponyms Aristeides(SS 4598 [KT336])and Lysanios (SS 4599 [KT 856]), and one Rhodian of ca. 177
(eponym Archilaidas:SS 4600). Worn coin of 200-180
found in fill over bedrocknearby, which is probablysame
fill as that of cistern(Kleiner2b). Type 34 A lamp (Agora
IV, no. 447). Manyfragmentsof long-petalbowls, suggesting materialdeposited ca. 140 or later.Cf. PiraeusCistern
for occurrenceof long-petalbowls with amphorahandles
of early second quarterof 2nd century (see Appendix).
64, 202, 287, 405
D. B. Thompson, "HellenisticTerracottas,V," p. 50.
F5:1
Cistern(middlefill)
Firsthalfof 2nd century
Nearly sterile lower fill, dumped middle fill, early

Roman upper fill. None of 18 stamped amphorahandles
later than 150, closely paralleledby handles in G 5:3 and
L 19:2. Rhodian eponyms Agesippos, Eukles, Nikon (3rd
century);latest Knidianeponyms are Diogenes (SS 7668
and SS 7676 [both KT 581]), Dion (SS 7674 [KT 913]),
(SS7717[KT197]),andMenippos(SS7664[KT
Euphragoras
coin dates in late 3rd or early 2nd century
Latest
1123]).
(Svoronos,pl. 23:47-49). Later intrusion representedby
type 50 B lamp of late 2nd to early 1st century.Moldmade
bowls have thick walls and small indistinctfiguressimilar
DEPOSITS
100
to those on bowls in G 5:3 and some examples in Thompson's Group C. No long-petalbowls.

113, 126, 377
p. 335, note 51.
AgoraIV;XII;Edwards,"Panathenaics,"
F 13:3
Well
(upper fill)
Well in courtyardof PorosBuilding.Loweruse fill of 4th

centuryand upperfillconsistingof immediatelypre-Sullan
use fill and contemporarydump, probablydepositedafter
destructionof Poros Building in 86. Among 74 stamped
amphorahandles are 67 Knidian,mostly dating 146-108
(period V); two date late in period VI, just before 88,
naming eponyms Andromenes (SS 3679 [KT 479]) and
Hermon (SS 3680 [KT1158]).Latestcoins areAthenianor
Delian issues of 2nd or 1st century(Svoronos,pl. 106:4851); one very worn coin may be Augustan (Svoronos,pl.
79:38-42: Agora coin number B'-1097). This coin and
fragment of early Roman pottery indicate disturbance.
Over half of bowls long-petal.
224, 335
AgoraIV; XII; Grace, 'The CanaaniteJar,"pp. 95, 108,
no. 2.
tain) datingbetween 200 and 110 (Kleiner2a-g). Type 45

C lamp supportsearly2nd-centurydate.Disturbanceindicated by two later coins (one of 40-30 from manhole; one
of 1st or 2nd century after Christ in one of tunnels) and
small fragmentof what may be long-petalbowl (P 30396).
Otherwise bowls resemble those in M 21:1 and P 21:4.
Large number of bowls (ca. 40).
19, 23, 68, 91, 214, 242
F 19:3
Cistern
Second halfof 2nd century down to ca. 110
Chamberof cisternsystem; homogeneous fill. Thirteen

Knidian stamped amphora handles, none later than ca.
110.One 2nd-centuryAthenianbronzecoin (Svoronos,pl.
107:31-35). Cistern also yielded inscriptionof 122/1 (B.
D. Meritt,"GreekInscriptions,"Hesperia10, 1941,pp. 6162, no. 26). See Appendix under Group E.
Thompson, pp. 392-427; AgoraIV; XII; D. B. Thompson, "HellenisticTerracottas,VI," pp. 50-53; Grace and
Sawatianou-Petropoulakou,p. 322.
F 15:3
Well
Late Roman
Easternmost of two late wells dug through cistern

system that contained Thompson's Group E. The well
containedseveralHellenisticpieces, almost certainlyfrom
the fill of the cistern system and thereforecontemporary
with Group E.
342
Thompson, p. 393, fig. 81.
F 17:4
Cistern
Last quarterof 3rd century to

early 2nd century
Main chamber of system with two blind tunnels and

manhole. Unstratifiedfill with disturbance.Latest of 16
stampedamphorahandlesdates ca. 214 (Rhodianeponym
Astymedes: SS 14658). Latest coin is Athenian bronze
with fulminatingZeus with eagle on reverse(issue uncer-
Shallowwell with lower fill of pottery,tiles, and plaster;

upperfill of tiles and stones slightly,if any, later.Twentyof
23 stamped amphorahandles come from 17 Knidianjars
datedto termsof seven differenteponyms;six of the seven
date in second half of period VI (i.e. between 98 and 88).
Eponyms Aristokratesand Hermon occur on eight jars.
Only legible coin dates in 4th century."Pergamene"ware
confirms date of fill. Fragments of "Samian"ware and
Pompeian-redwaremust be intrusive.Two thirdsof bowls
long-petal.
34
F 19:6
F 15:2(GroupE)
Well (lower fill)
Well
First half of 1st century
Shallow well with three closely contemporary fills,

considered as one deposit. Joins between objects in all
three fills. Only datablestampedhandlesare on a Knidian
amphoraof no laterthan mid-ist century(SS 9461:Picture
Book No. 6, fig. 64; Grace and SawatianouPetropoulakou,p. 333 under E 96, p. 354 under E 220, p.
317, note 2 ). Only coin a Chian bronze probablyof 1st
century (BMC[Ionia],p. 337, nos. 85-97, pl. 32:15).
410
Agora IV; X; Grace and Sawatianou-Petropoulakou,
p. 381.
G 5:3
Well
(lower fill)
Second quarterof 2nd

century
Lower fill contained bones of 100-200 infants and 85

dogs. Byzantine upper fill. Stamped amphora handles
includefourKnidianof periodIVA (188-167), one of IVB
(166-146) (eponym Euphragoras:SS 8196 [KT 197]).
Handles dated by Euphragorasalso occur in F 5:1 and
L 19:2. Only coin dates to late 4th or early 3rd century.
Type 33 A and 45 C lamps (Agora IV, no. 440). Most
figured bowls are of M Monogram Class. No long-petal
bowls.
31, 73, 109, 144, 236
Agora XII; Hesperia 8, 1939, pp. 238-239; Edwards,
p. 339, no. 9; V. Grace,"StandardPottery
"Panathenaics,"
Containersof the Ancient Greek World,"in Commemorative Studies in Honor of TheodoreLeslie Shear,Hesperia,
Suppl. VIII, 1949, p. 186, no. 8.
DEPOSITS
G 6:2 (Group C)
Cisterns
First and early second

quartersof 2nd century
Two chambersof cisternsystem with sealed Hellenistic

lower fills; Byzantine upper fill in one chamber. One
stamped amphora handle of ca. 200 (Grace, "Stamped
AmphoraHandles,"p. 269, no. 199 [disregardreading]:SS
282 [KT 1784]). Latest of five coins is a worn Athenian
triobolof 229-215 (Svoronos,pl. 24:25-27). Date based on
comparisonwith F 5:1 and G 5:3 near by. See Appendix
under Group C.
Thompson, pp. 345-369; AgoraIV; XII.
G 13:4
(GroupA)
Last quarterof 3rd

Well
century to second
(upper fill)
quarter of 2nd century
(lower fill) Late 4th century to
first third of 3rd
century
101
rather than accumulatedover a period of time. Most of

bowls long-petal.
111, 332
AgoraIV; XII.
G 14:5
Cistern
(lower fill)
Second half of 2nd century
Cistern with small lower fill and Roman upper fill;

connected by tunnel with chamber filled in Byzantine
period. Only stamped amphora handle (SS 333) dates
ca. 125 (Grace, "StampedAmphora Handles," p. 251,
no. 131). Half of bowls long-petal.
309
H 6:4
Well
Second half of 3rd century,not quite

to end
Homogeneous fill. Later of two Rhodian stamped

amphorahandles dates to ca. 217 (eponym Xenostratos:
SS 148; Grace, "Stamped Amphora Handles," p. 221,
no. 18). Fragmentsof only two bowls.
4, 152
Agora IV; Hesperia 2, 1933, pp. 453-454; Grace,
"StampedAmphora Handles,"p. 208.
Well with lower use fill and upper abandonmentfill.

Upperfill:presence of moldmade relief bowls indicates
date at least as late as last quarterof 3rdcentury.No coins
or stamped amphorahandles.
Lowerfill: close correspondences with pottery from
Cistern
Late 3rd century to first
Koroni indicate deposit closed in 260's. One Thasian H 6:9
half of 2nd century
fill)
(upper
amphora handle (SS 1160: Etudes thasiennesIV, p. 392,
no. 1607; Pnyx, p. 136, under no. 56); no coins. See
Chamberof cisternsystem. Lower fill of last quarterof
Appendix under Group A.
4th century and first quarter of 3rd century. Twelve
Thompson, pp. 313-330; Agora IV; XII; Vanderpool, stampedamphorahandles.Rhodiandate between ca. 217
McCredie,and Steinberg,"Koroni:A Ptolemaic Camp," (eponym Xenostratos: SS 74) and 197 (eponym Philop. 59; Grace, "Notes on the Amphoras,"p. 329; Vander- damos: SS 68). Latest Knidian dates after 167 (eponym
pool, McCredie,and Steinberg,"Koroni:the Date of the Polycharos:SS 64 [KT 1183]), anotherprobablyafter 188
Camp,"pp. 74-75; McCredie,"FortifiedMilitaryCampsin (fabricantDoxaios: SS 66 [KT 498]). Fragments of late
Attica,"pp. 11-13.
Roman lamp and bowl indicate disturbance.Small fragments of bowls of M MonogramClass; one mold.
132, 306
First quarterof 1st cenWell (upper fill)
G 14:2
Agora IV; X; XII; R Stillwell,"ArchitecturalStudies,"
tury
Hesperia2, 1933,pp. 126-128, figs. 13-14, p. 454; Hesperia
(middle fill) 4th to 2nd century
6, 1937, pp. 207-208. For the stamped amphorahandles
Lower fill of early 4th century. Disturbed middle fill see Grace,"StampedAmphoraHandles,"pp. 221, no. 17;
separatedfrom upper fill by empty space and packingof 224, no. 32; 226-227, nos. 41, 43-45; 236, no. 81; 247,
no. 118; 249, no. 122; 283, no. 243; 286, no. 255; 289,
amphoras.
Upperfill: two Knidian amphora handles and one no. 269.
restoredamphoradatingto 108-98 (eponym Alexandros:
SS 9465 [KT5]), to slightlybefore 88 (eponym Androme- H 12:1
Second half of 2nd
Fill in Great Drain
nes: SS 326 [KT 1695]), and to slightly after ca. 85
century
(eponym Euboulos: SS 9464 [KT 1788 + KT 2128]). Most
Fill in course of west branchof drainabandonedwhen
of bowls long-petal.
propylonsouth of Tholos built.See A-B 19-20:1 and D-E
346, 403
Middle fill: no coins or datable stamped amphora 15:1 for other deposits in drain. Twenty-five stamped
handles. Lamps indicate broad range of date. Long-petal amphorahandles;five Knidianprobablydate between ca.
bowls found at all depths, suggesting fill was dumped 146 and 108, namingAsklepiodorosII (SS 7655 [KT 12]),
DEPOSITS
102
i(SS 7656 [KT

(SS7790[KT321]),Menekrates
Euphranor
an,A QC
0] j anu
33
(SS7650[KT11 '17Q01
1434,IV]),andPhilombrotidas
8147[KT1124]).Latestcoinsdepositedin th rdquarterof
2nd centuryor slightlylater (Kleiner4, 7 12-14 16).
Re-examinationof four coins originallythioughtto be
Imperialindicatestwo Hellenistic(Agoracoin numbers
Z-2790,Z-2864),one illegible(Z-2776),andc
1st
bly intrusive
or early 2nd centuryafter Christ,probal
to
(Z-2748;Svoronos,pl. 88:49-50). Potterytcssimilar
wl,
kar
Thompson'sGroupE. Figuredbowls have thickwalls,
smallstamps,andwereproducedin wornmcoldsof coarse
Half of bowlslong-petal.Oine long-petal
workmanship.
mold.
27, 285,347
AgoraIV;X; Kleiner,II,pp. 11-15;Thon
pop.
, Ct
(under347 above),pp. 119-121.
H 16:2
Cistern
(lowerfill)
Sullandestnuctiondebris
Partof largewatersystemwithat leastfour chambers

andmanholesconnectedby tunnels.LateB.omanupper
fill. Latestcoin datesto 87/6 (Kleiner2k); seven others
datein secondhalfof 2nd century(Kleiner2h, 3, 4,
' 16).
Coinof TheodosiusI is intrusive(A.D. 379-395)
359, 364, 396
H 16:3(GroupB)
Cisterns
Ca.320-240
Two chambersand drawshaftconnectedIb tunnels;

pelikai
three depositsof overlappingdates.Red-fitwgured
indicate earlier limits (Thompson,B 1-u2)dRhodian
amphora(SS 370) fromlatestpartof depc)sithas been
in EarlyHellenisticChro
datedca.240(Grace,"Revisions
nology,"p. 197).Worncoinof firstquarterof 3rdcentury
-miin R
D.
(Svoronos,pl. 22:67).See Appendixunder%JIUUp
Thompson, pp. 330-345; Agora IV; XII; XXI;
oni: A PtoleMcCredie,andSteinberg,"Kor
Vanderpool,
maicCamp,"p. 59;Grace,"Noteson the Annphoras,"
pp.
327-329;Vanderpool,
McCredie,andSteinberg,"Koroni:
The Date of the Camp,"pp. 74-75;McCred
lie,"Fortified
in
Grace
and
SawatianouMilitaryCamps Attica,"p. 13;
"Revisi
in Early
ions
Petropoulakou,
pp. 292, 381;Grace,
194.
HellenisticChronology,"
p.
H-K 12-14
MiddleStoabuildingfill
To ca. 180
Constructionfill under floorof west end of Middle Stoa
and betweenMiddleStoa and Heliaiato south. Date

basedon Grace'sanalysisof ca. 1500stampedamphora
handlesin fill.None of nearly900 Rhodianhandleslater
withhandles
than183or182.Datingbasedon comparison
dated210-176or 175(see
in Pergamondeposit,currently
p. 108).Sevenof the 12or 13latesteponymsinPergamon
in construction
fillofMiddleStoa,
depositnotrepresented
fill
seven
closed
about
Stoa
yearsearlierthan
implying
in
i.e.
183
or
182
(GraceandSawatiaPergamondeposit,
nou-Petropoulakou,pp. 290-291). Latest Rhodian
I or Theaidetos.None of
eponymis eitherNikasagoras
400 Knidianhandlesbeartitle"phrourarapproximately
chos" characteristicof period IV A (188-167), but five
names which occur elsewherewith this title appear

(Archestratos,Philophron,Philippos,Philtatos,Theuphantos);see Grace and Sawatianou-Petropoulakou,
p. 320.LatestKnidianhandlesthereforedateshortlyafter
188. Analysis of amphorahandles does not support
evidence,thatfar
contention,suggestedby architectural
laterthanrestof Stoa
westendwasfinishedsubstantially
(seeI 14:2).Latestcoinsdate200-180(Kleiner2c,9).Five
of long-petalbowlsandonefragmentof figured
fragments
bowlof MMonogramClasscomefromdisturbedareaof
fill at west end of building.Otherwisebowlssimilarto
of
thosein otherdepositsof early2ndcentury.Fragments
six molds.
37, 50, 63, 65, 83, 114, 131, 137, 140, 164, 182, 196, 198,
220,223,229,232,264,278,282,283,294,296,314-316
AgoraIV; XII; XIV, pp. 66-68; D. B. Thompson,
"HellenisticTerracottas,IV," p. 317; Kleiner,I, pp.
303-311,depositsI-II; Kleiner,II, pp. 29, 32; Graceand
pp. 290-291, 382; Grace,
Sawatianou-Petropoulakou,
"
"'TheCanaaniteJar,"pp. 97, 109,nos. 9-11.
I 14:2
Pithossettlingbasin
2nd century?
Fill of pithoswhichservedas settlingbasinin frontof

westendof southsideof Heliaia.Basinprobablycovered
at west endof Middle
duringfinalphasesof construction
Stoa. Architectureof west end of Stoa suggestsit was
finishedlaterthanrestof building;thislaterbuildingactivity has been associatedwith Hellenisticfill south of
MiddleStoa(Kleiner,I, pp.311-313,depositIII:H-I 14:1)
in whichone of threestampedamphorahandlesdatesin
Thirdquarterof third
Pithos
H 16:4(GroupD)
quarterof 2ndcentury(KnidianeponymPhilippos:
2nd century SS 13540
[KT1735]).Analysisof amphorahandlesfrom
diffill
of Stoa,however,showsno chronological
with
fill.
One
building
stampedamphora
single
Storagepithos
handledatesslightlyafter146 (eponymThalinbrotidas: ferencebetweenthose from west end and those from
SS336[KT1272]).Latestcoindatesin firsttwodecadesof elsewherein the fill. Potteryfromsettlingbasinnonde2nd century(Kleiner9). Manylong-petalbowlsindicate script.Singlebowlisunusualtypewhichmaybe earlyform
date somewhatafterca. 145 for closingof deposit.See of long-petal,but also resemblesimbricatebowls of
ca. 200.
AppendixunderGroupD.
344
XXI.
Thompson,pp. 369-392;AgoraIV;XII;
DEPOSITS
I 16:5
Cistern
2nd century, disturbed
Single Knidianstampedamphorahandle(SS 366) dates

around 108 (Grace,"StampedAmphoraHandles,"p. 274,
no. 218). Turkishpottery indicates disturbance.
165
Agora IV.
L 17:7
Cistern
Third and early fourth quartersof

3rd century
Cistern with little pottery. Seven stamped amphora

handles; Rhodian eponyms date in third quarterof 3rd
century: Aglokritos (SS 14279) and Pausanias(?) (SS
14282). Latest coin dates in first third of 3rd century.
One small fragmentof moldmade bowl of undetermined
type.
Agora XII.
L 19:2
Cistern
Second to early third
(upper cistern and
quarterof
shaft fill)
2nd century
(lower cistern fill) Fourth quarterof 3rd
century to
early 2nd century
Cistern filled in early 2nd century; upper part of fill

disturbedby cuttingand subsequent filling of rectangular
shaft.
Uppercisternandshaftfill: 14 stampedamphorahandles
from shaft, the three latest Knidian dating between 167
and 150, with parallels in F 5:1 and G 5:3, naming
eponyms Aristokles(SS 9551 [KT675]), Euphragoras(SS
9546 [KT 1257]), and Kleumbrotos(SS 9539 [KT 603]).
Latest coins date in first two decades of 2nd century
(Kleiner 1, 9; Svoronos, pl. 23:47-49). Type 35 B lamp
(AgoraIV, no. 474). One fourth of bowls long-petal.
54, 192, 385
Lower cisternfill: three Rhodian amphora handles of
fourthquarterof 3rdcentury,and one apparentlydatingto
198 (eponym Hieron I: SS 9542). Latest coin dates in last
quarterof 3rd century (Svoronos,pl. 25:5-10). Only one
fragmentof moldmade bowl (imbricate).
M 18:10
Well
Late 3rd century to first quarter

of 2nd century
Homogeneous fill. Latest of 14 stamped amphora

handles are two Rhodian handles of ca. 190 and 189,
naming eponyms Ainetor (SS 14295) and Athanodotos
(SS 14296).Rhodianand Knidianhandlesfind parallelsin
Middle Stoa building fill (H-K 12-14). Type 27 D lamp
agreeswith this date.Fragmentsof 50 bowlsand one mold.
38, 48, 69, 174, 195, 209, 389
Agora XII; D. B. Thompson, "HellenisticTerracottas,
IV,"p. 317, and "HellenisticTerracottas,V," p. 50.
M 20:1
103
Cistern (lower
and middle fills)
Sullan destruction
debris
Use fill characterizedby broken waterjars (lower fill);

contemporary dump (middle fill); nearly sterile layer
(probablypartof middle fill);Romanupperfill.Sixty-eight
stamped amphora handles, mostly Knidian, all dating
between 108 and 88 (periodVI); five handlesdatedby two
of the latest eponyms of this series, Hermon and Andromenes. Coins date to late 2nd or early1st century(Kleiner
16). Sterilelayerabove middle fill containedcoin of 87/86
(Kleiner 2k) and one Byzantine intrusion. Middle fill
contained fruit measure conformingto late 2nd-century
decree (AgoraX, DM 66; M. Crosby,"AnAthenian Fruit
Measure,"Hesperia18, 1949, pp. 108-113). Over half of
bowls long-petal.
328, 337, 338, 345, 361
AgoraIV; V; Crosby,op. cit.,p. 110, note 8; Grace and
Sawatianou-Petropoulakou,p. 381; Grace, "The Canaanite Jar,"pp. 95, 104, no. 4.
M 21:1
Cistern

first quarterof 2nd century
Chamber of cistern system; homogeneous fill. Thirtyfour stamped amphora handles, mostly Rhodian of
between 241 and 202, closely paralleledby handles from
depositQ 8-9. A single Rhodianprobablydatesabout 186
(eponym KallikratidesII: SS 10286). Latest Athenian
coins probablydate between 200 and 180 (Kleiner2 [issue
uncertain],9). EightHistiaiantetrobols,datingca. 170-160
at the earliest,found near top, possibly an intrusivehoard
(Wallace,'The Meeting-pointof the Histiaianand Macedonian Tetrobol,"pp. 17-22).
Largest group of moldmade relief ware found in the
Agora, consisting of fragmentsof 183 bowls, one moldmade jug and nine molds. At least 119 bowls are products
of Workshopof Bion; only 15 made by WorkshopA. Great
similarityamong bowls, many with same stamps. Most
were made in freshmolds. Fourmolds made by Workshop
of Bion, one perhaps a practicepiece made by unskilled
apprentice (47). These facts suggest M 21:1 represents
debris from Workshopof Bion, located near by. Cistern
N 21:4,20 meters to northeast,containedsimilarevidence
of workshopactivity(see p. 27).
1, 11, 15, 20, 21, 25, 40, 42, 47, 52, 58, 62, 70, 75-77, 93,
99-105,125,129,130,134-136,139,150,155,167,170,171,
177,186,190,191,199,205,210,219,228,240,244,250,260,
267, 275, 289, 308, 313, 406.
AgoraIV;V; XII;Hesperia17, 1948,pp. 160-161; D. B.
Thompson, "Hellenistic Terracottas,III," pp. 276-291
(Komos Cistern);Grace and Savvatianou-Petropoulakou,
p. 381. Some potterypublishedin AgoraV, p. 64, underK
52, pl. 39; AgoraXIV, p. 187, pl. 94:f;Edwards,'Tanathenaics,"pp. 345-346, no. 40; Pnyx,pp. 92-93, P 20269under
nos. 3, 4 (= 205).
DEPOSITS
104
M 23:1
Cistern
First quarterof 1st century
Chamberof watersystem with one blindtunneland two

cisterns connected by tunnel. Ten stamped amphora
handles; two Knidianprobablydate between 85 and 78,
naming eponyms Apollonidas (SS 3196 [KT 1551]) and
Damokritos (SS 3199 [KT 2202]). Latest coin is worn
bronzeof second halfof 2nd century(AP-44:Svoronos,pl.
81, 17-27). Most of bowls long-petal.
366
Grace and Sawatianou Petropoulakou,p. 381; V.R
Grace, '"Importsfrom Pamphylia,"BCH, Suppl. I, Paris
1973, pp. 192-194, 205, no. 12; Nessana I, p. 126.
M-N 15:1
South Stoa II building fill
To ca. 140
Constructionfill under floor of South Stoa II, last of

Hellenistic stoas built in Agora. About 85 stamped
amphorahandles, many with parallelsin building fills of
Middle Stoa and Stoa of Attalos. Latest are two Knidian
handles dating slightly after 146, naming eponyms
Philippos (SS 6579 [KT 122]) and Diokles (SS 6585 [KT
971]). Among coins are two issues of Athenian bronzes
which do not appear in fills of Middle Stoa and Stoa of
Attalos (Kleiner3, 10),and confirmdate slightlylaterthan
fillof Stoaof Attalos.Deposit probablyclosed between 145
and 140. Fragmentsof long-petalbowls confirmdate after
mid-2ndcentury.Types 25 A', 33 A, 35 B, and44 A lamps.
Most of bowls figured;one mold.
33, 94,127,148,153,158,185, 206,225,235,239,245,288,
292.
Agora XII, nos. 1334, 1886; Agora XIV, p. 68; D. B.
Thompson,"HellenisticTerracottas,IV,"p. 317;Kleiner,I,
pp. 319-325, deposits VI-VIII; Kleiner, II, pp. 29, 32;
M-N 18:1
Cistern
First half of 1st century
Cistern connected with cisternN 18:3 by tunnel. Only

coin is Boiotian dating between 220 and 197 (BMC
p. 41, no. 81, pl. 6:8).Onlyindicationsof dateare
[CGreece],
Ist-centurylamps (types 51 B, 54), two long-petalbowls,
and fragmentsof early Roman brittle ware.
340
N 18:3
Cistern

early 2nd century
Cisternconnected by tunnel to cisternM-N 18:1.Only

stampedamphorahandledates slightlyafter240 (Rhodian
fabricantXenotimos: SS 6914). Latest coin dates about
200 (Kleiner 1).
161
AgoraIV; X; XII; D. B. Thompson, "HellenisticTerracottas, II C," p. 246, note 10.
N 19:1
Cistern
(upper fill: Group F)
(middle fill)
1st century
Sullan destruction debris
Cisternconnectedby tunnelto anotherchamber.Lower

fill of early 3rd century; dumped middle fill of Sullan
debris;upper fill covering entire 1st century (Robinson's
GroupF). Joinsbetween middleand upperfills;intrusions
from middle fill in upper fill.
Upperfill:latestcoinsareAugustan,depositedno earlier
than late 1st century (Svoronos, pl. 80:10, 34, 37-40).
Stamped amphora handles earlier,only one post-Sullan
(Agora V, F 96). Absence of Arretine pottery indicates
deposit closed before ca. 10 B.C. Much mixed with middle
fill. Mold for long-petal bowl.
29, 149, 404
Middlefill: three Knidian stamped amphora handles
date in last decade of 2nd century, naming eponyms
Alexandros(SS 7301 [KT5] and SS 7314 [KT 1646],from
the same amphora);duoviri of year of eponym Euphragoras(SS 7313 [KT1600]).Two coins of 87/86 (Kleiner2k)
and severalmore eitherof 87/86 or slightlyearlier(Kleiner
2h, 6, 16).
Agora IV; V, Group F, pp. 10-21; Agora VII; D. B.
Thompson, "Hellenistic Terracottas, VI," pp. 66-68
(Kybele Cistern); Price, 'The New-Style Coinage of
Athens," pp. 32-33, deposit III; Grace and SawatianouPetropoulakou,p. 381.
N 20:1
Well
(upper fill)
First century after Christ

and later
276
Agora IV; V; VIII; XII.
N 20:4
Cistern
First quarterof 1st century
Four contemporarystratadeposited immediatelyafter

Sullan destruction,considered as one deposit. Thirteen
stamped amphora handles, none later than 88. Late
Knidianeponym Hermon,datingclose to 88, occurstwice.
Severalcoins date to 87/86 (Kleiner2k) and one dates to
85-70 (Svoronos,pl. 104:31-37).Two thirdsof bowls longpetal.
323, 367, 395
AgoraIV; V; D. B. Thompson,"HellenisticTerracottas,
VII B," pp. 252-259 (Mask Cistern);Grace and Sawatianou-Petropoulakou, p. 381; Price, "The New-Style
Coinage of Athens," pp. 32-33, deposit I; Kleiner, 'The
1926 PiraeusHoard,"pp. 183-186.
N 20:6
Cister (lower
and upper fill)
Second half of 3rd

century to early
2nd century
Lower use fill and contemporarydumped upper fill.

Fourstampedamphorahandlesdate between 240 and 200
DEPOSITS
105
(SS7912,SS 8131,SS 10315,SS 10316).Latestcoindates indicatescontamination(AgoraVI, no. 886). Bowls of

ca. 200 (Kleiner1).
coarseworkmanship,
unlikethose of early2nd-century
51
none
fresh
from
contexts;
molds,some fromveryworn
molds.No long-petalbowls.Thissuggestsdatein second
Agora IV
quarterof 2nd century.
N 20:7
Cistern
Firstand earlysecondquar74, 141, 145
ters
of
2nd
(lowerfill)
century
0 17:5 Cistern
Sullandestructiondebris
Cisternconnectedby tunnelto drawshaft.
Lowerfill
One of two chambersconnectedby tunnel.Twolatest
inTurkishtimes.Upperfillandfilloftunneland
disturbed
coins
dateto 87/86 (Kleiner2k).Gray-ware
lampof first
drawshaftTurkish.Most of nine stamped amphora
handlesdatebetweenca. 189and 175,latestin termof quarterof 1st centuryafterChristindicatesdisturbance
RhodianeponymXenophon(SS 7898).Latestcoindates (AgoraVII,p. 5, note 7). Halfof bowlslong-petal.
211
to 2nd or 1st century(Svoronos,pl. 106:12-16).Large
D. B. Thompson,"Hellenistic
Terracottas,
IV,"p. 317.
numberof bowls(49).No long-petalbowls.
98, 115,156,179,208,231,246,251,370
0 17:7 Cistern
Firstto thirdquarterof 2nd
AgoraIV.
century
N 21:4
Cistern
Secondhalfof 3rdcenCisternconnectedbytunnelto drawshaft.
Disturbedby
(middlefill)
turyto firstquarterof modemcesspool,butsomeancientfillintact.Objectsfrom
2nd century
upperpartof ancientfilllaterthanthosefromlowerpart,
Third
and earlyfourth suggesting gradual accumulation.Eleven stamped
(lowerfill)
of3rdcentury amphorahandles;thosefromlowerpartof filldatein first
quarters
Hellenisticlowerand middlefills;earlyRomanupper quarterof 2nd century(threeKnidianand fourRhodian
have parallelsin MiddleStoabuildingfill:H-K 12-14).
fill.Threefillsmixedduringexcavation.
Bowls
foundwith them are fromwornmolds,of poor
Middlefill: onlystampedamphorahandlecomesfrom
workmanship,
probablydatingin secondquarterof 2nd
lateCorinthian
jarof secondhalfof 3rdcentury(SS9472).
Some
century.
fragmentsareof MMonogramClass.One
Latest coins date 200-180 (Kleiner 2a), except for
handle
Rhodian
fromupperpartof depositdatesin second
Augustancoin whichprobablybelongswith upperfill.
2nd
of
SS 14287).
quarter
century(eponymPeisistratos:
Two molds, stamp for manufactureof molds, and
This
fill
of
also
contained
of
part
fragments long-petal
clay stackingring suggest fill is dump from potter's
cistern
plate,Romanlamp,suggesting
establishment.All molds and fragmentsof bowls pro- bowls,"Pergamene"
remained
into
third
of
2nd
open
quarter
centuryand
ducedby Workshopof Bion.CisternM 21:1,20 meters
to southwest,also containedmoldsandlargequantityof beyond.
227,390
ofBion.N 21:4andM
bowls,mostlyproductsofWorkshop
D. B. Thompson,"Hellenistic
IV,"p. 317,
Terracottas,
21:1 are probablycontemporary
dumpsfromthis shop,
and
"Hellenistic
50.
V,"
p.
Terracottas,
whichwaslocatednearby (see p. 27).
43, 163,312,412,415
Late3rdto early2nd century
0 20:2
Cister
Lowerfill:13stampedamphorahandles,mostdatingin
secondhalfof 3rdcentury;latestdatesto ca.217(Rhodian Partof systemwith two chambersand well. HomoSS 8934).Latestcoin datesin first geneousfill.Latestof 13 stampedamphorahandlesdates
eponymXenostratos:
thirdof 3rdcentury.Fragments
of twobowls;one stacking to ca. 198 (RhodianeponymHieronI: SS 8020).Latest
ring(possiblyfrommiddlefill).
lamptype46 B (AgoraIV, no. 596).
414
175
AgoraIV; XII; D. B. Thompson,"HellenisticTerraSecondhalfof 3rdcentury
cottas,IIC,"pp.244-262(SatyrCistern);Grace,"Noteson P 10:2 Cistern
(lowerfill)
the Amphoras,"pp. 325-326; Graceand Sawatianou381.
Petropoulakou,
p.
Connectedby tunnelto cisternthatwentout of use in
secondhalfof 4th century.Hellenisticlowerfill,upperfill
Firsthalfof 2nd century
0 16:3 Well
of 1st centuryafterChrist.TwoRhodianamphorahandles,
Tile-linedwellwithcontemporary
upperandlowerfills laterof whichdatesslightlyafter240 (SS7770,SS 7771).
bylayerof sterilemud.Latestcoindatesca.200 Latestlamptype 32. Fragmentsof only two moldmade
separated
1).
(Kleiner Koanamphorawith stampedhandledates bowls.
3
slightlyafter200(SS14082).Type43A(?)lamp.Fragment
after
late
3rd
Christ
of
of Romanterracotta
century
AgoraXII,underP 10:1.
plaque
DEPOSITS
106
P 20:2
Cistern
Thirdquarterof 2nd century Q 8-9
Singlefill withjoins betweenfragmentsfromtop and

bottom.Onlystampedamphorahandledatesbetween146
and 108 (periodV) but not late in thatperiod(Knidian
(SS 14703[KT428]).Onlycoindates
eponymEpinikidas
between200and87/86 (Kleiner2). Types27 D and34 B
lamps.Potteryfindsparallelsin Thompson'sGroupD.
One thirdof bowlslong-petal.
2, 321
Lastquarterof 3rdcenFill overfloorof

SquarePeristyle turyto early2nd century
SquarePeristyledemolishedbefore Stoa of Attalos

built;thisfilllayunderbuildingfillof StoaofAttalos(P-R
6-12). One hundredand twenty-twostampedamphora
handlesand three perhaps
handles;many 3rd-century
Rhodian
datesto ca.198(eponym
slightlyafter200.Latest
HieronI: SS 10831),whiletwo othersare nearlyas late
(eponymXenophanes:SS 10834,SS 10846).ManyparalP 21:4
Cistern
Late3rdto early2nd century lelswithhandlesfromcisternM 21:1.Latestcoindatesca.
200(Kleiner1).Latestlampstypes33 A, 34 A. Fragment
Homogeneousfill. Threestampedamphorahandles;
from
one Rhodiandatesto ca.207,anotherto late3rdor early of long-petalbowl(325)probablyintrusive,possibly
fill
of
Attalos.
Stoa
of
building
2nd century(eponymSodamos:SS 14736,SS 14744).
5,6,9,17,39,60,66,168,218,256,270,271,284,325,376,
Latestcoinsdate200-180(Kleiner2a, b, 9), exceptvery
383
wornAthenianbronzeof ca. 30 whichis intrusive.2ndAgoraIV,nos.437,448, 607,819;GraceandSawatiacenturycoins are among earliestof New Style bronze
p. 381.
nou-Petropoulakou,
issues,andoccuralsoin buildingfillof MiddleStoa(H-K
12-14).MiddleStoafill containedone laterissueof this
SecondquarFillunderfloor
series(Kleiner2c), suggestingP 21:4was closedslightly Q-R 10-11:1
ter of 2nd
of
Brick
Building
earlierthan buildingfill. Latestlamptype 48 A. Large
century
numberofbowlsofgoodquality(ca.70),similartothosein
M 21:1. Small fragmentof long-petalbowl (P 30432)
Fillunderfloorofwesternpartofmud-brick
shopbuildsimilarto fragmentfromQ 8-9 (325)is probablypartof ingwhichsucceededSquarePeristyleandprecededStoaof
disturbance
indicatedby Ist-centurycoin.
Attalos.Four stampedamphorahandles;latest bears
22, 55-57, 59, 61, 67, 72, 87, 96, 106, 120-122, 159, 160, nameof RhodianeponymKallikrates
(eitherslightlyafter
173,193,194,204,212,216,238,243,248,252,253,263 180 or ca. 150: SS 11621).In closely associatedfill
of BrickBuildingthe latest
connectedwith construction
Hesperia42, 1973,pp. 154-156.
amphorahandledates between 166 and 146 (Knidian
P-R 6-12
Stoaof Attalosbuildingfill To ca. 145 eponymPolycharos:
SS 11050[KT378]).Type48 A lamp.
of
Destruction
Peristylein first quarterof 2nd
Square
Stoa of Attalos dated within reign of Attalos II of
terminus
postquem(seeQ8-9).Construction
(Agora centurygives
Pergamon(159-138)by inscriptionon architrave
ante
between
159and138givesterminus
of
Attalos
Stoa
of
XIV,pp. 104-107).Over100stampedamphorahandlesin
bowls.
P-R
No
6-12). long-petal
withlatesthandlesat Corinth quem(see
fill;latestarecontemporary
110, 237
(destroyedbyMummiusin 146).Latestcoinsaresameas
AgoraXIV, p. 172; Hesperia19, 1950, p. 320; Hesperia
those in MiddleStoabuildingfill (H-K 12-14)and date
21,
1952,p. 101.
200-180(Kleiner2c).No long-petalbowls,but one fragmentin filloverfloorof SquarePeristyle,directlyunderfill
Secondhalfof 2nd century
R 21:2
Cistern
of Stoa of Attalos and possiblyintrudedfrom it (Q
(lowerfill)
8-9:325).
88, 92, 97, 123(?),157(?),200, 262(?),290, 293, 373, 393,
Cisternwith two blind tunnels.Romanmiddleand
401
upperfills.SomeRomanintrusionsin lowerfill.Latestof
Terra"Hellenistic
D.
B.
fourstampedamphorahandlesdatesearlyin thirdquarter
Thompson,
AgoraIV; XII;
SS9385[KT
2ndcentury(KnidianeponymEuphranor:
of
cottas,IV,"p. 317;Kleiner,I, pp.313-318,depositsIV-V;
who
Grace
and
Sawatianoufabricant
Knidian
appearson
Damokrates,
Kleiner, II, pp. 29, 32;
778]).
9219
anotherhandle,probablycontemporary
[KT336,
(SS
Petropoulakou,
p. 382.
I]). Three 2nd-centurycoins, the latest dating130-90
(Kleiner2a-g, 9, 16).Types48 D and51 B lampsindicate
cisternremainedopenuntilend of 2nd century.
322,329
AgoraIV, nos. 688, 822..
APPENDIX
REVISEDCHRONOLOGY
OF
PUBLISHEDATHENIANHELLENISTIC
GROUPS
THE AGORA: GROUPS A-E
The fivegroupspublishedby Thompsonin 1934coverthe entirerangeof the Hellenisticperiod.Their
validityas criteriaforrelativedatingremainsunaltered.Recentadvances,however,in the studyof coinsand
stampedamphorahandles,the only objectscommonlyfoundin Hellenisticdepositswhichcan be dated
independently,have necessitateda revisionof the absolutedates of the groups.
GROUPA (Deposit G 13:4)1
Thisdeposit,datedby Thompsonto theturnof the4th to the 3rdcentury,is notof directinterestforthe

fill at
studyof Athenianmoldmadebowls;the bowlsit containedcamefroman undatablesupplementary
the top of the well that containedthe deposit The redatingof the other groups,however,is closely
connectedwith the date of the lower fill of GroupA.
The stampnamesTelemachos,
The well containeda singlestampedhandlefroma Thasianamphora.2
fill of a well in the Agora,whichdateswithinthe
namedalso on a wholeamphorafromthe construction
thirdquarterof the4th century(F 17:3).Thehandleis thereforeolderthanthe bulkof potteryin GroupA.
withmaterialfrom
Therewereno coins.Thedepositmustthereforebe assessedon the basisof comparison
otherdatablecontexts.Thompsoncitedparallelsfromthe Hellenisticcemeteriesof Alexandria.Although
the foundationof the city offers a terminus post quem, there is no reliable terminus ante quem for the mate-
rialin the cemeteries.Since1934another,morehelpfulcomparisonhascometo light.In 1959excavations

were carriedout at Koroni,on the east coast of Attica,on the site of whatprovedto be a Ptolemaic
howfort3Mostof the potteryfromthatsite wasfoundto haveparallelsin GroupA. It wasaccompanied,
ever,by coinsof PtolemyII,4the latestof whichdatesto 267/6 or 265/4. Thissuggestedto the excavators
Warof the 260's.5Sparkes
thatthe site hadbeenused fora shortperiodof time duringthe Chremonidean
' Thompson, pp. 313-330.
Etudes thasiennes IV, p. 392, no. 1607.
3McCredie, FortifiedMilitaryCampsin Attica,pp. 1-16; Vanderpool,McCredie,and Steinberg,"Koroni:A Ptolemaic Camp,"
pp. 26-61; Vanderpool, McCredie, and Steinberg, "Koroni:The Date of the Camp and the Pottery,"pp. 69-75.
4Grace initially voiced doubts about the attribution of the coins ("Notes on the Amphoras from the Koroni Peninsula,"
pp. 329-330), but subsequentlywas able to supportit throughthe independent evidence of the amphorahandles found at Koroni
("Revisionsin Early Hellenistic Chronology,"pp. 193-200); J. Kroll has defended the attributionon numismaticgrounds (ibid.,
"NumismaticAppendix," p. 201).
5
McCredie,FortifiedMilitaryCampsin Attica,pp. 14-15; Vanderpool,McCredie,and Steinberg,"Koroni:A PtolemaicCamp,"
zur hellenistischenGeschichtedes 3. Jahrhunderts
pp. 57-60. For the date of the ChremonideanWarsee H. Heinen, Untersuchungen
v. Chr., Historia, EinzelschriftenXX, 1972, pp. 95-213.
2
108
APPENDIX
andTalcottdatedGroupA to ca. 340-310,6but the manyparallelsbetweenKoroniandGroupA indicate

thatsomeadjustmentof this dateis necessary.GroupA mustnow be placedin the firstquarterof the 3rd
century,if not slightlylater.7
The moldmadebowlsprovidethe only clue to the dateof the upperfill.One fragment(A 75: P 4053)
was made in a wornmold and has the convex-bandrim patterncommonin the secondquarterof the
century.
GROUPB (Deposit H 16:3)8
The evidencefromKoronialso affectsthe dateof GroupB. Thompsondatedthe materialfromthis

Hellenisticcisternsystembetween320 and 275.9Grace,however,has determinedthatthe one Rhodian
with the handles
amphorafromthis group,whichone wouldhave expectedto be roughlycontemporary
fromKoroni,is in factabout25 yearslaterthanthe latestRhodianhandlesfoundat the Ptolemaicencampment10 This discrepancycaused much consternationamong studentsof both potteryand stamped
sinceit wasimmediatelyclearthateitherthe datingof Koronior the datingof Groups
amphorahandles,11
A and B, and thereforeof all 3rd-century
potteryand stampedamphorahandles,was in error.The only
questionwas which of the two should be adjusted.
This questionwas soon resolvedby Grace,who arrivedat an independentconfirmation
of the dateof
Koronithroughfurtherstudyof Rhodianhandles.A largedepositat Pergamonprovidesa reasonablywell
fixed pointat aboutthe middleof the seriesof Rhodianhandles.Virtuallyall Rhodianeponymsdatable
beforethe closingof this depositare now knownfrom collectionsin Athens,Rhodes,and Alexandria.
Gracearrangedthesenamesin a chronological
list, workingbackfromthe year175,the probableclosing
dateof the PergamondepositIt seemsthatthereareonlyabout65 yearsgoingbackfromthelatesthandles
in the Pergamondepositto the beginningof the practiceof namingthe monthson Rhodianhandles.This
practice begins therefore about 240.12
Onlythe nameof the fabricantappearson the RhodianamphorafromGroupB. It is a roundstamp

with a rose in the centerand the nameZenon runningaroundits circumference.
In all caseswherethis
fabricantstamp is paired with an eponym stamp, the eponym dates slightly after the time when months
beganto be named.It has,however,been suggestedthatthe eponymon the handlein GroupB shouldbe

In any event,the handle
whosetermdatesjust beforethispracticewas initiated.13
restoredas Philokrates,
datesaround240, andthereforeGroupB musthavebeen depositedafter240,approximately
35 yearslater
thanhadbeenthoughtpreviously.Threelegiblecoinswererecoveredfromthe cistern.Thelatestone dates
but its extremewearsupportsa dateof ca. 240 forthe deposit
withinthe firstquarterof the 3rdcentury,14
6
Agora XII, p. 391, under G 13:4.

For furtherremarkson this chronologicalproblem see Stella G. Miller, "Menon'sCistern,"Hesperia43, 1974, pp. 198-199,
209-210.
8 Thompson, pp. 330-347.
9 Ibid., p. 332; Agora XII, p. 393, under H 16:3.
10 For the stamped amphora handle from
Group B see Grace, "StampedAmphora Handles,"p. 235, no. 77 : SS 370, and
"Notes on the Amphoras,"pp. 333-334, no. 7. For the Rhodian handles from Koroni see Vanderpool,McCredie, and Steinberg,
"Koroni:A Ptolemaic Camp,"nos. 5, 11, 27, 62-64, 75, 81, 109-111; Grace, "Notes on the Amphoras,"p. 333, nos. 2, 5. For the
chronologicalrelationshipbetween the handle from Group B and those from Koroni see ibid., pp. 327-328, and Grace, "Revisions
in Early Hellenistic Chronology,"p. 194; Grace and Sawatianou-Petropoulakou,p. 292.
" Grace now accepts the date of Koroni, but for her earlier arguments against it see Grace, "Notes on the Amphoras,"
pp. 319-334. For the objections of G. R Edwards see Edwards, "Koroni:The Hellenistic Pottery,"pp. 109-111.
12
Grace, "Revisions in Early Hellenistic Chronology,"pp. 196-197.
13
Grace, "Notes on the Amphoras,"p. 326, note 16; Grace, "Revisionsin Early Hellenistic Chronology,"p. 197, note 17.
4 Cf.
Svoronos,pl. 22:67; J. H. Kroll,"A Chronologyof EarlyAthenian Bronze Coinage, ca. 350-250 B.C.," GreekNumismatics
O. Morkholm and N. M. Waggoner, edd., Wetteren 1979, type G, pp. 144-145.
and Archaeology,
7
APPENDIX
109
The earlierlimitof GroupB wasplacedaround320 on the basisof comparison

of the red-figured
pelikai
B 1 andB 2 (P 1104,P 1105)withfindsfromOlynthos,Chatby,andsouthernRussia.15
Thereforethe material in Group B coversa span of some 80 years.
GROUPC (Deposit G 6:2)16
of
ThompsondatedGroupC to the early2nd century.The datablematerialis meager.Re-examination
the five legiblecoinsshowsthe latestto be a wornAtheniantriobolof 229-215,17whichcouldhavebeen
depositedanytimeafter200. Theabsenceof issuesof the New Stylebronzecoinagewiththe fulminatingZeusreversetype(Kleiner2) wouldsuggesta datenotlongafter200;butsinceso fewcoinswererecovered
fromthe cistern,it is best not to rely too heavilyon numismaticevidence.The only stampedamphora
handleis not closely datablebut belongsaroundthe turn of the century.18
A studyof the moldmadebowlsin thisgrouphintsthatthe materialmayhavebeen depositedas lateas
the secondquarterof the century.The bowlsare for the most partmiscellaneoussmallfragments;only
three bowls are substantially whole. Some were manufactured by Workshop A and the Workshop
of Bion (e.g. C 21, C 22 : P 2432, P 404 fromthe Workshopof Bion;C 49, C 50 : P 4029, P 4030 from
WorkshopA). Twenty-twoof the 38 bowls in Group C were made in worn molds, which indicatesthat the
industryhad been establishedfor some time before they were made. Furthermore,severalof the fragments
themselves show traces of wear; the resting surfaceof C 27 (P 403) is worn, and the walls of C 18, C 24,
C 25, and C 28 (P 402, P 4102, P 4103, P 407) show that the sherds were batteredabout for some time
beforebeingdeposited.All of thesewornbowlswerethemselvesmadein wornmolds.Thelatestbowlsare

verysimilarto thosefromtwootherdepositsexcavatednearby on the KolonosAgoraios(F 5:1andG 5:3);
somebelongto the MMonogramClass(C 26, C 43, C 45, C 47: P 4104,P 4023,P 4025,P 4027).Bowlsof
this sortoccurelsewhereonlyin depositscontainingmaterialof the secondquarterof the 2nd centuryand
later(e.g. E 15:4,N 20:7,and0 17:7).NeitherF 5:1 norG 5:3 containsanynumismaticevidenceto indino newcoinswerestruck
catea datelaterthanthe early2ndcentury,because,as Kleinerhasdemonstrated,
betweenca. 180and 145(see p. 95).19Bothdeposits,however,containstampedamphorahandlesof about
150.Someof the lampsin F 5:1 andG 5:3findparallelsin GroupC as well.Thesefacts,togetherwiththe
fairlycloseproximityof the threecisterns,suggestthattheywerefilledat the sametime,andthatGroupC
was depositedduringthe secondquarterof the 2nd century,thoughnot necessarilylaterthanabout165.
GROUPD (Deposit H 16:4)20
ThompsondatedGroupD to the middleof the 2nd century.The only coin,a bronzewitha cicadaon
the obverseandan amphoraon the reverse(Kleiner9), wasformerlyidentifiedas a bronzeof theAthenian
klerouchoiof 166;it has now been redatedto the firsttwo decadesof the 2nd century.The only stamped
amphorahandlemay date slightlyafter 146.21
Overa thirdof the bowlsin GroupD are of the long-petalvariety.Thisindicatesthatthe depositwas
laid downafter145,the dateof the closingof the buildingfill of the Stoaof Attalos,whichcontainedno
long-petalbowls(P-R 6-12). All of the long-petalbowlsin GroupD weremadein freshmolds;only one
15Thompson, pp. 332-334.
16 Ibid., pp. 345-369. For a discussion of the materialin Groups C, D, and E and a critiqueof
Thompson'smethodologysee
P.W. Lapp, Palestinian CeramicChronology,200 B.C.-A.D. 70, New Haven 1961, pp. 71-79.
17 Cf. Svoronos, pl. 24:25-27.
18 SS 282 (KT 1784); Grace, "Stamped Amphora Handles," p. 269, no. 199
(reading has been corrected).
19Kleiner, I, p. 330.
20 Thompson, pp.
369-392.
21
Eponym Thalinbrotidas:SS 336 (KT 1272).
APPENDIX
110
showedanyindicationof extensiveuse beforeits deposit:the restingsurfaceof D 41 (P 597) is worn.The

combinedevidencesuggeststhat GroupD was discardednot long afterlong-petalbowls beganto be
producedin Athens, probablybefore 125.
in the secondquarterof the 2nd
As for the otherbowls,two belongto a type thatwasmanufactured
century(D 34, D 37 : P 589, P 4079;see Class2). Onlyone bowlof an earlytypeappearsin the group(D
35 : P 590;WorkshopA); it wasmadein a freshmoldandmust datein the late 3rdor early2nd century.
GROUPE (Deposit F 15:2)22
foundin the cisternand

ThompsonconnectedGroupE withSulla'ssackof Athensin 86. An inscription
of eightcoinsfrom
datedto the termof Nikodemosgivesa terminus
post quemof 122/1.23Re-examination
an Athenianbronzeof the 2nd century(Svoronos,pl. 107,
the depositresultedin only one identification,
nos. 31-35). There are 13 stamped amphorahandles, all of them Knidian,which Grace now dates no later
than110;therearenone fromperiodVI (ca. 108-88B.C.),whenthe duoviriwerenamedon Knidianhandles.24This contrastssharplywith the handles in a large number of deposits which go right down to 88,
whenthe practiceof namingthe duoviriwastemporarily

suspended(e.g.F 19:3andM 20:1).Theevidence
of the handlessuggeststhatGroupE wasdepositedbeforethe end of the 2nd centuryanddoes not represent debrisfromthe Sullandestruction.A largeproportionof the moldmadebowlsare of the long-petal
type,as one wouldexpectin any depositof the secondhalfof the 2nd century.Theydiffer,however,from
the long-petalbowls in Group D in that half were made in worn molds (E 75, E 85 : P 3379,
P 3388).
THE KERAMEIKOS:DIPYLON WELL B-1
In 1965 a well in the southeast corner of the Dipylon Gate in the Kerameikoswas excavated by the
GermanArchaeological
Institute.The well and its relationto the gate havebeen discussedby Gottfried
werepublishedby KarinBraun.25
and
its
Thewellwasexcavatedin arbitrary
contents
0.50-meter
Gruben,
twolowerfills,reprelayers(Abschnitten)whichseem to belongto threedifferentfills.Braundistinguished
sentingaccumulationduringtwo distinctperiodsof use, and separatedin time by a gap of some years.
withthe secondcessationof use. Thewell thenpresumAbovethiswasa dump,apparently
contemporary
ably continuedin use. The upperfourmetershad been excavatedin 1933 and the contentswere lost
Braun dated the fills of the well on the basis of the stamped amphorahandles. Because of the revisions
withinthe amphorachronologyof the 3rd centuryoutlinedabove (see GroupsA and B) the amphora
handlesfrom Dipylonwell B-1 must be redated.Gracepublisheda revisionof these datesin 1974;it
remainshere to relatethose new dates to the other materialin the deposit
LOWER USE FILL (Abschnitten I-IV):26
The existenceof wholewaterjugsin theloweststratumindicatesthatit wasdepositedduringa periodof

aroundthe well that its constructionimmediatelypostdatedthe
use. It was clearfrom the stratigraphy
constructionof the DipylonGate, which was probablybuilt between307 and 304.27Braundatedthe
earliestpotteryto ca. 300 on the basisof parallelswithThompson'sGroupA andthe Hadranecropolisin
22
Thompson, pp. 392-427.

B. D. Meritt, "GreekInscriptions,"Hesperia10, 1941, pp. 61-62, no. 26. The inscriptionis said there to have been found in
the wall of a modem cistern. Actually it was found in the fill of the Hellenistic cistern along with the pottery.
24 Grace and
Sawatianou-Petropoulakou,p. 322.
25 Braun;
Gruben, "Der Dipylon-BrunnenB,," pp. 114-128.
26 Braun, pp. 133-146, pis. 54-60.
27 Gruben, "Der Dipylon-Brunnen B1," pp. 125-127.
23
APPENDIX
11
Alexandria.Thisdateshouldperhapsbe loweredin lightof the discoveriesat Koroni.Braunchosea historto Antigonosin 261, as the occasionforthe end of the firstperiodof
ical event,the Atheniancapitulation
use. She basedthisconjectureon threeRhodianstampedamphorahandles,whichwereformerlydatedto
the secondquarterof the 3rdcentury.28
Accordingto the revisedchronology,however,thesehandlesdate
to ca. 222,241-225,and 222-217.29Thereforeanyconnectionwiththe Chremonidean
Waris impossible.
The firstaccumulation
comesto an end,at the earliest,earlyin the fourthquarterof the 3rdcentury.This
loweruse fill containsno moldmadebowls,and this offersconfirmation
for the new, laterdatefor their
inception.
UPPERUSE FILL(AbschnittenV-VIII)30
Moldmadebowlsfirstappearin AbschnittV, the lowerpartof the upperuse fill. Theyappearas well-
developedfiguredtypes,and the hypothesisof a gap of some yearsbetweenthe two fills seemsjustified.

Braun,relyingagainon the stampedamphorahandles,datedthe lowestpartof this fill around230; the
uppermostpartand the dumpaboveit she associatedwith PhilipVs raidon Athensin ca. 200.31The
reviseddatesof the stampedamphorahandlesprecludethispossibility.The fabricantof a Rhodianhandle
fromAbschnittV (no. 135) datesit betweenca. 208 and 196;the RhodianeponymArchidamosdatesa
handlefromAbschnittVII(no. 159)to ca. 192;andthe KnidianstampfromAbschnittVIII(no. 183)dates
slightlybefore188.Twoof thesethreehandlesthereforedatewellafterPhilip'sactivitiesaroundthe city.32
The rimpatternsof mostof the bowlsareblurred,indicatingthatthe moldswerejustbeginningto show
wear.The bowlsin AbschnittenV and VI are for the most partfromthe Workshopof Bion (nos. 129,
131-133,143)andWorkshopA (nos. 128, 130, 134).Bowlsof WorkshopA arealsofoundin Abschnitten
VII-VIII(nos. 148,149, 175?),butbowlsof Bionareabsent Therearetwobowlsof Class2 (nos. 150, 174)
and perhapsone of the M MonogramClass(no. 147). This impliesthat the upperuse fill accumulated
from ca. 200 to perhapsslightlyafter 175.
DUMP(AbschnittenIX-XII)33
Comparisonof the materialin AbschnittenIX and X withthatin AbschnittVIII,the highestpartof the

seconduse fill, suggestedto Braunthatthe dumpwaslittleif anylaterthanthe top of the seconduse fill.
She does,however,notefourbronzecoins,whichshe datesto 167/6orlater,andcitesthemas evidencefor
continueduse of the well.34Kleinerhas datedthis issue on stylisticand iconographical
groundsbetween
150and 140.35Thereweretwo bowlsof the MMonogramClassin the dumpfill,36butno long-petalbowls.
Thissupportsa dateno earlierthanca. 145forthe beginningof bowlswithlong-petaldecorationin Athens.
THE PIRAEUS: THE PIRAEUS CISTERN
A cisternlocatedat the cornerof modernKaraiskou
andGeorgeI streetsin thePiraeuswasexcavatedin
1965 by the GreekArchaeological
No
Service;its contentswerepublishedin 1971 by IngridMetzger.37
28
Braun, nos. 124-126 from AbschnittIV.

Grace, "Revisions in Early Hellenistic Chronology,"p. 199.
30 Braun, pp. 146-156, pls. 60-71.
31
Braun, p. 195. For the relevant stamped handles see nos. 135, 159, 183.
32 Grace, "Revisions in
Early Hellenistic Chronology,"p. 199.
33
Braun, pp. 156-165, pls. 72-77.
34 Braun, p.
196; nos. 217-220.
35 Kleiner, II, Apollo/Amphora, pp. 34, 38, pl. 4:97-100.
36
Braun, nos. 187 and 194.
37 Metzger.
29
112
APPENDIX
no straticompleteaccountof the excavationandsortingof the potteryhasbeenpublished,but apparently

when
the
the
the
cisternwas dug.38Metzgerdated materialfrom cisternfromthe last
graphywas noticed
quarterof the 3rd centuryto the middleof the 2nd century.The only datableobjectsare the stamped
amphorahandles,whichshe did not publish.Grace,however,has examinedthem,and believesthem to
dateearlyin the periodfrom188 to 167 (periodIV A). The latestof the five Rhodianhandlesis datedby
the eponymKleukrates
to ca. 184.Thereare28 Knidianhandles,11 of whicharedatedby foureponymsof
the early"phrourarch"
period (periodIV A): Agistratos,Ariston,Telesiphron,and Philtatos.
The PiraeusCisternalso containedseveralfragmentsof long-petalbowls.39It is surprisingto find
amphorahandlesof the first quarterof the 2nd centurytogetherwith long-petalbowls that must date
aroundthe middleof the centuryat the earliest.The sameunusualsituationoccurs,however,in E 15:4in
the Agora.Metzgerconcludedthatlong-petalbowlsweremanufactured
in Athensin the secondquarterof
the 2nd century.The absenceof long-petalbowlsin the buildingfill of the Stoaof Attalosmakesthis unat the time of excavation.The
likely.Moreprobablythe cisternheldtwofillswhichwerenot distinguished
lowerfillwouldhavecontainedthe amphorahandlesandthe imbricate,floral,andfiguredbowls,whilethe
upper fill would have produced the long-petalbowls. Alternatively,the cistern may have held a single fill
whichaccumulated
graduallyfromthe end of the 3rdcenturyto some time in the thirdquarterof the 2nd
century.
38 Metzger, pp.
39
41-42.
Metzger, nos. 90-95.
CONCORDANCE
AGORA EXCAVATIONS INVENTORY NUMBERS
A dash in the right-hand column indicates that the piece was not found in a closed context. The numbers
(SS) of the stamped amphora handles discussed have been listed because previously unpublished information
about many of these objects is included under Deposits.
INV.No.
CAT.No. ORPAGE
MC
MC
MC
MC
MC
p. 518
73
186
577
578
579
P 54
P 65
P 75
P 85
P 118
P 401
P 402
P 403
P 404
P 405
P 406
P 407
P 574
P 589
P 590
P 591
P 595
P 596
P 597
P 598
P 795
P 1104
P 1105
P 1116
P 1117
P 1450
P 1495
P 1523
P 1592
P 1811
P 1886
P 2239
413;
415;
412;
414;
p. 4
pp. 5, 27
pp. 4, 27
pp. 5, 27
299; pp. 16, 27, 41, 42

132; pp. 19, 27
cf. 247
cf. 247
306
152; pp. 4, 19, 25, 26, 27
cf. 218, 223, 224; p. 109
p. 109
cf. 238; p. 109
cf. 108, 122, 123, 158
cf. 237
p. 109
309; p. 27
cf. 143, 145; pp. 3068, 110
cf. 108; p. 110
cf. 303, 304
cf. 327, 352
cf. 327
cf. 345; pp. 3694, 110
p. 39109
165; p. 29
p. 109
p. 109
396; p. 42
364; p. 39
282; pp. 40, 41
408; pp. 1, 29, 31, 39
83; pp. 18, 3275,40, 41
314; p. 29
cf. 121
316; p. 29
333
DEPOSIT
E
N
N
N
14:1
21:4
21:4
21:4
H 6:9
H 6:9
H 6:9
H 6:9
H 6:4
G 6:2
G 6:2
G 6:2
G 6:2
G 6:2
G 6:2
G 14:5
H 16:4
H 16:4
H 16:4
H 16:4
H 16:4
H 16:4
H 16:4
I 16:5
H 16:3
H 16:3
H 16:2
H 16:2
H-K 12-14
H-K 12-14
H-K 12-14
G 13:4
H-K 12-14
INV. No.
CAT. No. ORPAGE
DEPOSIT
P 2432
P 2983
P 2996
P 3124
P 3145
P 3157
P 3211
P 3248
P 3377
P 3378
P 3379
P 3382
P 3388
P 3568
P 3661
P 3662
P 3919
P 4011
P 4017
P 4019
P 4021
P 4023
P 4024
P 4025
P 4027
P 4028
P 4029
P 4030
P 4053
P 4079
P 4086
P 4099
P 4101
P 4102
P 4103
P 4104
P 4356
P 4575
cf. 140, 238; p. 1109

114; pp. 19, 29
80
339; pp. 37, 40
342
44; pp. 17, 29
360; pp. 38, 40, 41
363; p. 38
cf. 375; pp. 66, 1820,42
cf. 355
p. 110
p. 38
pp. 3694, 110
cf. 85
341; pp. 17, 37
201; pp. 19, 20, 22
398; p. 42
cf. 122
cf. 148
cf. 303, 304
cf. 108
cf. 109-113; p. 109
cf. 283; p. 41
cf. 109-113; p. 109
cf. 109-113; p. 109
cf. 156, 157
cf. 250, 251; p. 109
cf. 280; p. 109
p. 108
cf. 157; pp. 3068, 110
G 6:2
H-K 12-14
p. 39109
cf. 59, 120

cf. 235, 243
pp. 312, 109
cf. 301; p. 109

cf. 109-113; p. 109
366; p. 42
399
F
F
F
F
F
15:2
15:2
15:2
15:2
15:2
G 6:2
G 6:2
G 6:2
G 6:2
G 6:2
G 6:2
G 6:2
G 6:2
G 6:2
G 6:2
G 6:2
G 13:4
H 16:4
H 16:4
G 6:2
G 6:2
G 6:2
G 6:2
G 6:2
M 23:1
CONCORDANCE
114
INV.No.
CAT.No. ORPAGE
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
53; pp. 8, 18
257; p. 19
358
4; p. 5
355
356
397; p. 42
108; pp. 4, 19, 28
49; pp. 5, 6, 8, 14, 18
343
324; pp. 15, 36
cf. 402
287; pp. 24, 25, 28
330; pp. 14, 15, 34, 36
400; pp. 38, 42
379; p. 42
291; p. 8
224; pp. 4, 19, 20, 24, 29
353; pp. 34, 36
295; pp. 26, 27
154; pp. 19, 26, 27, 40
349
28; pp. 17, 29
85
128; pp. 19, 22, 27
301; pp. 29, 41
4577
4597
4598
4879
5218
5304
5638
5718
5813
6013
6015
6017
6200
6314
6315
6317
6318
6764
6869
6908
7001
7096
7112
7209
7213
7943+
22236
P 8015
P 8017
P 8100
P 8101
P 8125
P 8126
P 8132
P 8523
P 8557
P 8563
P 8589
P 8716
P 9086
P 9293
P 9399
P 9514
P 9668
P 9849
P 10692
P 10747
P 10835+
13316
P 10874
P 10875
P 10876
P 10877
319
310; p. 29
359; pp. 38, 40, 41
169; pp. 19, 27
327; pp. 14, 15, 34, 36
331; p. 40
350; pp. 34, 36
402; pp. 38, 42
407; pp. 1, 29, 31, 39
107; p. 19
146; p. 31
304
161; p. 29
340; pp. 34, 36, 37
cf. 32, 117
149
cf. 202
143; pp. 19, 30
317; p. 29
16bis; p. 17
347
207; pp. 19, 21, 31
249; pp. 19, 28
cf. 146
189; pp. 19, 23, 28
DEPOSIT
H 6:4
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
F
14:3
14:1
14:1
14:3
14:3
14:3
15:4
14:1
14:1
14:1
14:1
13:3
H 16:2
C 10:1
C 10:1
D 10:3
E 6:1
E 6:1
E 6:2
N 18:3
M-N 18:1
N 19:1
N 19:1
D 5:2
INV.No.
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
H 12:1
D
D
D
D
11:4
11:4
11:4
11:4
P
P
P
P
P
CAT.NO. ORPAGE
10878 73bis; pp. 30, 31

11411 113; pp. 19, 29
11412
126; pp. 19, 29
11413 cf. 115
11414 377; p. 42
11425 255; pp. 19, 27
11426
124; pp. 19, 26, 27
11427
176; p. 19
11428 cf. 55
11429 cf. 79
11430 254; pp. 19, 27
11431 89; pp. 15, 17
11432 30; pp. 4, 17, 28
11433 16; p. 17
11435 cf. 32, 117
11436 cf. 49
11527 24; pp. 17, 27, 28
11528 18; pp. 9, 17, 28
11530 cf. 173
11531 371; pp. 156, 42
11532 cf. 55
11532bis cf. 55
11533
cf. 152
12012 246; pp. 19, 27
12054 179; p. 19
12059 98; pp. 15, 19
12060 115; pp. 5, 19
12062 156; pp. 19, 30
12068 208; pp. 19, 20, 30
13314 27; pp. 15, 17, 27%
13315 285
13316+ 347
10835
13683
109; pp. 19, 29
13684
144; pp. 19, 30
13685 236; pp. 19, 20
13686 73; pp. 4, 17, 30, 31
13687 31; pp. 4, 17, 28
14186
175; pp. 19, 28
14285 370; p. 42
14287 251; pp. 19, 28
14288 cf. 153
14290 231; pp. 19, 20, 29
14327 405; pp. 5, 32
14328
64; p. 18
14329 202; pp. 19, 22, 24
14348+ 388; p. 42
20487
14399 337; p. 36
14471 338; pp. 37, 40
14472 328; pp. 15, 34
14474 345; p. 36
14723 82; p. 27
DEPOSIT
D
F
F
F
F
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
N
N
N
N
N
N
H
H
H
11:4
5:1
5:1
5:1
5:1
5:2
5:2
5:2
5:2
5:2
5:2
5:2
5:2
5:2
5:2
5:2
5:2
5:2
5:2
5:2
5:2
5:2
5:2
20:7
20:7
20:7
20:7
20:7
20:7
12:1
12:1
12:1
G
G
G
G
G
0
N
N
N
N
E
E
E
E
5:3
5:3
5:3
5:3
5:3
20:2
20:7
20:7
20:7
20:7
15:4
15:4
15:4
14:6
M
M
M
M
A
20:1
20:1
20:1
20:1
18:7
115
CONCORDANCE
INV.No.
CAT.No. ORPAGE
P 14801
P 14961
P 15027
79; p. 18
280; pp. 19, 21, 22
410; pp. 1, 2, 31, 3275, 38,
39, 40, 42
43; pp. 17, 27
312; p. 27
84; p. 27
329; p. 36
322; pp. 14, 36
365; p. 42
184; pp. 19, 28
336; p. 34
403; pp. 3275, 39, 40, 42
346; pp. 5, 36
332; p. 15
111; pp. 4, 19, 29
163; pp. 26, 27
cf. 242
cf. 130
cf. 49
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
15068
15157
15386
15552
15663
15704
15734
15736
16096
16098
16109
16117
16208
16210
16212
16221
P 16222
p. 39107
P
P
P
P
P
16331
16643
16676
16862
16999
276; pp. 19, 25, 29

7; pp. 5, 16, 27
54; pp. 17, 18, 36
348
45; p. 17
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
17016
17027
17028
17029
17030
17511
17512
17513
17514
17564
17587
17596
17622
17796
17864
18310
18510
18640
18641
18642
18643
18644
18645
18646
18647
18648
41; pp. 17, 27

180; p. 19
241; pp. 19, 27
8; pp. 5, 16
318
215; pp. 19, 20, 21, 28
247; pp. 19, 28
cf. 18
cf. 17
78; pp. 18, 29
cf. 355
273
286
297; pp. 26, 27
406; pp. 1, 2, 31, 39
354
351
190; pp. 19, 27
170; pp. 14, 19, 26, 27
240; pp. 15, 19, 27
244; pp. 19, 27
267; pp. 19, 27
250; pp. 19, 28
130; pp. 19, 26, 27
129; pp. 19, 27
155; pp. 19, 27
DEPOSIT
F 19:6
N 21:4
N 21:4
R 21:2
R 21:2
G
G
G
G
N
N
N
N
N
N
14:2
14:2
14:2
14:2
21:4
21:4
21:4
21:4
21:4
20:1
INV.No.
CAT.NO. ORPAGE
DEPOSIT
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
18650
18651
18652
18653
18654
18655
18656
18657
18658
18659
18660
18661
18662
18663
18664
18665
18666
18667
18668
18669
18670
18671
260; pp. 19, 27

150; pp. 19, 27
139; pp. 19, 26, 27
cf. 139
125; pp. 19, 26, 27
219; pp. 15, 19, 20, 21
199; pp. 19, 22, 28
cf. 189
210; pp. 19, 20, 27
136; pp. 19, 27, 30
134; pp. 19, 27
135; pp. 19, 27
104; pp. 19, 26, 27
cf. 104
186; p. 19
103; pp. 17, 19, 27, 3174
105; pp. 19, 27
99; pp. 17, 19, 27, 3174
93; p. 19
100; pp. 19, 27
101; pp. 4, 19, 27, 3174
102; pp. 14, 15, 19, 27,
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
18672
18673
18674
18675
18676
18677
18678
18679
18680
18681
18682
18683
18686
18687
18688
18689
18690
18691
18932
19086
19092
19095
19096
19111
19225
19518
19541
19655
19705
19720
70; p. 18
62; pp. 3, 14, 15, 18, 28
58; pp. 18, 29
77; p. 15
cf. 52
75
76; p. 15
20; pp. 17, 27, 28
25; pp. 4, 17, 27
15; p. 17
21; pp. 3, 14, 17, 27
cf. 22, 40
1; pp. 5, 16
275; pp. 19, 25, 26, 27
40; pp. 17, 26, 27
47; p. 4
11; pp. 5, 16
313; p. 27
181; pp. 19, 20, 27, 28
307; p. 42
266; p. 19
300; p. 29
51; pp. 8, 14, 18
323; pp. 15, 36
258; p. 19
cf. 78
10; pp. 5, 15, 16
34; p. 17
3; pp. 5, 14, 16
cf. 252
21:1
21:1
21:1
21:1
21:1
21:1
21:1
21:1
21:1
21:1
21:1
21:1
21:1
21:1
21:1
21:1
21:1
21:1
21:1
21:1
21:1
21:1
3174
L 19:2
A-B
19-20:1
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
C
20:2
20:2
20:2
20:2
20:7
20:7
20:7
20:7
20:2
B 20:7
M 21:1
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
21:1
21:1
21:1
21:1
21:1
21:1
21:1
21:1
21:1
M 21:1
M 21:1
M 21:1
M 21:1
M 21:1
M 21:1
M 21:1
M 21:1
M 21:1
M 21:1
M 21:1
M 21:1
M 21:1
M 21:1
M 21:1
M 21:1
M 21:1
M 21:1
C 20:2
N 20:6
N 20:4
F 19:3
P 10:2
P 10:2
116
CONCORDANCE
INV.No.
CAT.No. ORPAGE
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P-R 6-12
cf. 134
P-R 6-12
88; pp. 17, 18, 27, 44
P-R 6-12
373; p. 42
P-R 6-12
393; p. 42
P-R 6-12
cf. 152
P-R 6-12
cf. 28
cf. 394
P-R 6-12
19
269; p.
380; p. 42
320
cf. 409
362; pp. 18, 40, 41
172; pp. 19, 27
187; 14, 19, 23, 29, 31, 44 D 17:5
D 17:5
213; pp. 19, 20, 21, 22
D 17:5
112; pp. 19, 29
D 17:5
13; pp. 3, 14, 17
D 17:5
117; pp. 19, 28
D 17:4
14; pp. 9, 17
384; p. 42
D 17:4
116; pp. 14, 19, 30, 31
D 17:5
265; p. 19
D 17:5
32; pp. 4, 17, 28
D 17:5
147; p. 29
D 17:5
cf. 136
D 17:5
162
cf. 403
221; pp. 19, 20
cf. 339; pp. 3796,40
C 17:5
409; pp. 1, 36, 39
P-R 6-12
401; pp. 38, 42
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
19742
19747
19757
19759
19764
19768
19774
19796
19797
19816
19819
19832
19859
19881
19882
19883
19884
19885
19908
19921
19924
19936
19940
19942
19943
19945
19972
19983
20002
20020
20047+
23610
20050
20158
20190
20204
20205
20229
20255
20260
20262
20263
20264
20265
20267
20268
20269
20270
20271
20272
20273
20286
20305
375; pp. 3, 66, 18, 42

cf. 171
168; pp. 19, 26, 27, 40
325; pp. 3590,36
66; p. 18
cf. 388
12; pp. 5, 16, 41
cf. 103
177; pp. 19, 26, 27
cf. 177
cf. 238
cf. 238
52; pp. 8, 15, 18
167; pp. 19, 21, 26, 27
205; pp. 19, 21, 22, 27
308
42; pp. 17, 27
171; pp. 19, 27
191; pp. 19, 27
178; pp. 19, 27
290; p. 28
DEPOSIT
A 18:1
P-R 6-12
Q 8-9
Q 8-9
Q 8-9
C 17:5
M 21:1
M 21:1
M 21:1
M 21:1
M 21:1
M 21:1
M 21:1
M 21:1
M 21:1
M 21:1
M 21:1
M 21:1
P-R 6-12
INV.No.
CAT.NO. ORPAGE
DEPOSIT
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
92; pp. 17, 30, 31

361; p. 38
60; p. 18
cf. 39
151; pp. 19, 25, 28
233; pp. 19, 20, 27, 28
118; pp. 19, 29
119; p. 19
388; p. 42
P-R 6-12
M 20:1
Q 8-9
20314
20316
20332
20371
20458
20484
20485
20486
20487+
14348
P 20488
P 20511
P 20513
P 20518
P 20519
P 20520
P 20591
P 20594
P 20669
P 20879
P 20928
P 20929
P 20932
P 20938
P 20942
P 20946
P 20952
P 20953
P 20958
P 20964
P 20965
P 20969
P 20970
P 20973
P 20986
P 20997
P 21034
P 21038
P 21039
P 21040
P 21041
P 21043
P 21044
P 21045
P 21050
P 21051
P 21069
P 21075
P 21601
P 21624
P 22101
P 22102
P 22127
334
404; pp. 39, 42
29; p. 17
cf. 346
395; p. 42
367; p. 42
357
274
281; pp. 19, 23, 29
302
270; p. 19
284
cf. 58
6; p. 5
9; pp. 4, 5, 16
271; p. 19
39; p. 17
376; p. 42
cf. 165, 166
218; pp. 19, 21, 28, 29
5; p. 5
256; p. 19
17; p. 17
cf. 173
97; pp. 19, 28
cf. 188
63; pp. 15, 18, 29
cf. 54
137; p. 19
182; pp. 19, 29
223; pp. 19, 20, 29
140; pp. 19, 27
cf. 24, 214
cf. 108, 298
229; pp. 19, 20
cf. 65
294; pp. 29, 31
315; p. 29
86; pp. 17, 28, 29
272; p. 19
311
381; p. 42
183; p. 19
E 15:3
E 15:3
E 15:3
E 14:3
N 19:1
N 19:1
N 20:4
N 20:4
N 20:4
D-E 15:1
D-E 15:1
Q 8-9
Q 8-9
Q 8-9
Q 8-9
Q 8-9
Q 8-9
Q 8-9
Q 8-9
Q 8-9
Q 8-9
Q 8-9
Q 8-9
Q 8-9
Q 8-9
P-R 6-12
H-K 12-14
H-K 12-14
H-K 12-14
H-K 12-14
H-K 12-14
H-K 12-14
H-K 12-14
H-K 12-14
H-K 12-14
H-K 12-14
H-K 12-14
H-K 12-14
D 14:1
CONCORDANCE
INv. No.
CAT.No. ORPAGE
P
P
P
P
P
cf. 216
368; p. 42
352
46; p. 30110; pp. 19, 29
22128
22129
22137
22153
22191
P 22192
237; p. 19
P 22195
cf. 2
P 22215
P 22217
P 22236+
7943
P 22812
P 22845
P 22847
P 22852
P 22853
P 22854
P 22855
P 22889
P 22896
P 22935
P 22940
P 22941
P 22952
P 22954
P 22978
P 22979
P 23039
P 23051
P 23052
P 23069
P 23072
P 23074
P 23075
P 23081
P 23086
P 23095+
23766
P 23104
P 23255
P 23248
P 23299
P 23304
P 23502
P 23526
P 23606
P 23607
P 23608
P 23610+
20047
383; p. 42
382; pp. 40, 41, 42
301; pp. 29, 41
220; pp. 5, 19, 20
264; p. 19
cf. 95
283; pp. 40, 41
131; p. 19
296; pp. 26, 27
261; pp. 5, 19, 27
245; pp. 19, 27
206; pp. 19, 21, 22, 27
cf. 207
cf. 7; p. 16
cf. 243
33; p. 17
cf. 172
232; pp. 19, 20, 22
37; p. 17
235; pp. 19, 20
153; pp. 19, 26, 27
148
225; pp. 19, 20, 28
288; pp. 24, 25
158; pp. 19, 28
127; pp. 19, 30
164; p. 28
95; pp. 15, 19
344; pp. 15, 28, 36
372; p. 42
188; pp. 19, 23, 29
305
cf. 63
292
374; p. 42
138; pp. 3, 19, 27
157; pp. 19, 30
123; pp. 19, 29
262; p. 19
401; pp. 38, 42
DEPOSIT
Q-R
10-11:1
Q-R
10-11:1
Q-R
10-11:1
Q 8-9
H-K 12-14
H-K 12-14
H-K 12-14
H-K 12-14
H-K 12-14
M-N 15:1
M-N 15:1
M-N 15:1
M-N 15:1
M-N 15:1
M-N 15:1
M-N 15:1
H-K 12-14
H-K 12-14
M-N 15:1
M-N 15:1
M-N 15:1
M-N 15:1
M-N 15:1
M-N 15:1
M-N 15:1
H-K 12-14
I 14:2
M-N 15:1
M-N 15:1
P-R
P-R
P-R
P-R
6-12?
6-12?
6-12?
6-12?
117
INV.No.
CAT.No. ORPAGE
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
259; pp. 15,

94; p. 19
185; pp. 19,
239; p. 19
142
226; pp. 19,
200; pp. 19,
344; pp. 15,
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
23627
23628
23629
23630
23640
23745
23753
23766+
23095
23767
23768
23775
23781
23784
23789
23894
24035
24082
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
24090
24234
24237
24814
24815
24817
25412
25413
25439
25444
25448
25482
25573
25669
25817
25829
25929
25986
26037
26076
26078
26149
26150
26151
26152
26185
26252
26253
26255
26256
26608
26974
27255
27364
DEPOSIT
19
M-N 15:1
M-N 15:1
IM-N 15:1
I
28
28
21, 22, 30
28, 36
P-R 6-12
I 14:2
I
I
95bis; p. 19
303
394
cf. 243
P-R 6-12
293
P-R 6-12
81; pp. 17, 27
]H-K 12-14
198; pp. 19, 22, 28
268; p. 19
203; pp. 19, 20, 21, 22, 24,
28
26; pp. 4, 17, 28
277; pp. 19, 20
222; pp. 19, 20
H-K 12-14
278; pp. 19, 20
H-K 12-14
65; pp. 16, 18
H-K 12-14
196; pp. 19, 22
387
D-E 8-9:1
D-E 8-9:1
234; pp. 19, 20, 42
0 16:3
74; pp. 17, 18, 29
0 16:3
145; pp. 4, 19, 30
141
(0 16:3
71; p. 18
369; p. 42
279; pp. 19, 21, 22, 27
386
197; pp. 19, 22
217; pp. 19, 21, 28
cf. 189
F 17:3
0 17:5
211; pp. 19, 20
0 17:7
227; pp. 19, 20
0 17:7
390; p. 42
M 18:10
69; pp. 8, 18
M 18:10
195; pp. 19, 22
cf. 26, 44
M 18:10
M 18:10
48; p. 4
cf. 268
M 18:10
209; pp. 19, 20, 29
M 18:10
174; pp. 19, 27
M 18:10
38; p. 17
M 18:10
389; p. 42
42
391; p.
378; p. 42
90; pp. 17, 27
326; p. 36
CONCORDANCE
118
DEPOSIT
INV.No.
CAT.No. ORPAGE
27436
27581
27583
27715
28093+
28198
P 28098
P 28099
P 28100
P 28101
P 28198+
28093
P 28200
P 28300
P 28373
P 28440
P 28485
P 28527
P 28528
P 28535
P 28536
P 28537
P 28538
P 28539
P 28540
P 28541
P 28542
P 28543
P 28544
P 28545
P 28586
P 28587
50; pp. 5, 6, 8, 18
133; p. 27
166; p. 29
230; pp. 19, 21
91; pp. 17, 19, 27
F 17:4
242; pp. 19, 26, 27

19; pp. 14, 17, 27
214; pp. 17, 19, 20, 27
68; pp. 16, 18, 27
91; 17, 19, 27
F
F
F
F
F
23; pp. 17, 36

36; p. 17
35; pp. 17, 37
2; pp. 5, 16
321; pp. 14, 15, 36, 41
55; pp. 3, 9, 14, 18, 29
22; pp. 17, 27
238; pp. 19, 27
cf. 122
212; pp. 19, 20, 27
243; pp. 19, 26, 27
121; pp. 19, 22, 27
122; pp. 4, 9, 19, 28
cf. 122
72; pp. 14, 17, 27
59; pp. 18, 27
193; pp. 19, 21, 22, 28
194; pp. 19, 22, 28
87; pp. 4, 17, 18, 28
67; pp. 5, 66, 15, 18, 27, 28
F 17:4
P
P
P
P
P
17:4
17:4
17:4
17:4
17:4
P 20:2
P 20:2
P 21:4
P 21:4
P 21:4
P 21:4
P 21:4
P 21:4
P 21:4
P 21:4
P 21:4
P 21:4
P 21:4
P 21:4
P 21:4
P 21:4
P 21:4
INV.No.
CAT.No. ORPAGE
DEPOSIT
P 28588
204; pp. 19, 21, 22, 24,

28
cf. 121
57; pp. 9, 18, 27
cf. 87
252; pp. 19, 28
159; pp. 19, 28
160; pp. 19, 28
cf. 406
263; pp. 19, 26, 27
173; pp. 19, 27
216; pp. 19, 20, 21, 28
106; pp. 19, 27
253; pp. 19, 28
120; pp. 14, 19, 26, 27
248; pp. 19, 28
cf. 120
96; pp. 5, 19, 27
56; p. 18
61; pp. 18, 27
cf. 193
cf. 128
298; p. 29
228; pp. 19, 20, 27
289; p. 27
p. 100
p. 106
335; pp. 37, 40
385; p. 42
192; p. 19, 28
392; p. 42
cf. 115
P 21:4
P 28589
P 28590
P 28591
P 28592
P 28594
P 28595
P 28601
P 28602
P 28603
P 28608
P 28609
P 28610
P 28611
P 28612
P 28613
P 28614
P 28615
P 28616
P 28617
P 28618
P 29798
P 30363
P 30364
P 30396
P 30432
P 30433
P 30434
P 30435
P 30671
P 31057
P 21:4
P 21:4
P 21:4
P 21:4
P 21:4
P 21:4
P 21:4
P 21:4
P 21:4
P 21:4
P 21:4
P 21:4
P 21:4
P 21:4
P 21:4
P 21:4
P 21:4
P 21:4
P 21:4
P 21:4
M 21:1
M 21:1
F 17:4
P 21:4
F 13:3
L 19:2
L 19:2
C 20:2
H 6:9
CONCORDANCE
INV.
No.
DEPOSIT AND
INV.
No.
DEPOSIT AND
REFERENCE
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
H 6:9
H 6:9
H 6:9
H 6:9
See 411; p. 4
H 6:4
G 6:2
See also p. 10918
G 14:2
G 14:5
H 16:4
See also p. 10921
I 16:5
H 16:3
See also p. 10810
G 13:4
M 23:1
M 23:1
F 13:3
F 13:3
E 14:1
E 14:1
E 14:1
E 15:4
E 15:4
E 15:4
C 10:1
D 10:3
D 11:3
D 12:2
D 12:2
D 12:2
D 11:4
E 6:1, E 6:2
E 6:2
E 6:2
E 6:2
E 6:1, E 6:2
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
E 6:1, E 6:2
E 6:1, E 6:2
E 6:1, E 6:2
M-N 15:1
M-N 15:1
C 10:1
E 5:2
E 5:2
E 5:2
E 5:2
E 5:2
N 18:3
N 19:1
N 19:1
N 19:1
H 12:1
H 12:1
H 12:1
F 5:1
F 5:1
F 5:1
F 5:1
F 5:1
P 10:2
P 10:2
H 12:1
N 20:7
N 20:6
O 20:2
N 20:6
H 12:1
G 5:3
N 21:4
A-B 19-20:1
A-B 19-20:1
A-B 19-20:1
R 21:2
B 20:2
64
66
68
74
82
148
282
SS 326
SS 333
SS 336
SS 366
SS 370
SS 1160
SS 3196
SS 3199
SS 3679
SS 3680
SS 4173
SS 4266
SS 4268
SS 4598
SS 4599
SS 4600
SS 4864
SS 4873
SS 4920
SS 5018
SS 5029
SS 5109
SS 5306
SS 6500
SS 6502
SS 6503
SS 6504
SS 6511
6515
6517
6518
6579
6585
6613
6818
6845
6846
6857
6858
6914
7301
7313
7314
7650
7655
7656
7664
7668
7674
7676
7717
7770
7771
7790
7898
7912
8020
8131
8147
8196
8934
9000
9129
9193
9291
9383
REFERENCE
119
INV.
No.
SS 9395
SS 9461
SS 9464
SS 9465
SS 9472
SS 9539
SS 9542
SS 9546
SS 9551
SS 9663
SS 9912
SS 9917
SS 9918
SS 10107
SS 10286
SS 10315
SS 10316
SS 10497
SS 10498
SS 10831
SS 10834
SS 10846
SS 11050
SS 11621
SS 13540
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
14082
14279
14282
14287
14295
14296
14658
14703
14736
14744
DEPOSIT AND
REFERENCE
D-E 15:1
F 19:6
G 14:2
G 14:2
N 21:4
L 19:2
L 19:2
L 19:2
L 19:2
B 20:7
A 18:1
A 18:1
A 18:1
A-B 19-20:1
M 21:1
N 20:6
N 20:6
D 17:5
D 17:5
Q 8-9
Q 8-9
Q 8-9
Q-R 10-11:1
Q-R 10-11:1
H-I 14:1
See also p. 102
O 16:3
L 17:7
L 17:7
O 17:7
M 18:10
M 18:10
F 17:4
P 20:2
P 21:4
P 21:4
INDEX
I
Referencesto publishedmoldmadebowls
References are to text pages and footnotes (superscript)or to Catalogue entries (bold face).
Annuairedu Musee Greco-romain

(Alexandria),1933/341934/35.
p. 146, fig. 67:2
p. 148, fig. 69:2
392
392
372
372
1043
1043
377
400
Baur,P. V. C., 'MegarianBowls in Yale University,"AJA

45, 1941
p. 240, no. 202, fig. 10
no. 208, fig. 11
8, p. 241, pl. 40
9, 10, p. 241, pl. 40
21, p. 241, pl. 41
22, p. 242, pl. 41
377
398, 401
392
392
BSA 26, 1923-25
AntiochIV, i
fig. 11, no. 11, p. 30
no. 16, p. 30
fig. 17, no. 11, p. 30
nos. 13, 14, p. 30
no. 15, p. 30
no. 26, p. 31
D
D
D
D
401
401
p. 283, fig. 2:1
391
BSA 39, 1938-39

p. 35, no. 37, pl. 17
no. 40, pl. 16
no. 46, pl. 17
384
397
400
BSA 44, 1949

p. 60, no. 9, pI. 21:13
no. 10, pl. 21:17
no. 15, pl. 21:3
1043
373
385
Braun
no. 128
no. 129
no. 130
nos. 131-133
no. 134
no. 140
no. 143
nos. 147, 148
no. 149
no. 150, 174
no. 175
no. 187
no. 194
no. 195
pl. 80:3
pl. 81:1
pl. 81:3
pl. 82:1
158, 407, 111

33, 111
248, 111
33, 111
111
33
111
111
203?,2135,111
30, 73, 92, 116, 136, 111
111
110, 111
111
2135,2242
268
247
247
158
Bruneau, "Lavaisselle"
D 2-D 3 bis, p. 240, pl. 40 1043
D 4, p. 241, pl. 40
392
CorinthVII, iii
no. 796
797
798, 799
801
802
806
807
810
811
814
815
820
824, 825
826
831-835
908-920
933-937
2132,2135
2132
2134
2132
2135
2135
2135
2030?,
2030
2132,2135
2134
2134,2135
2135
2132
2135
2135
39106
3797
CorinthXII
no. 889
2030
121
INDEX
5211, p. 465, pl. 107
9490, p. 355, pl. 85
Courby
p. 331, fig. 63
p. 342, fig. 69:3
p. 345, fig. 70:14
16
17
18
19
23
26b
26c
b
71:28
p. 347, fig.
28f-h
28n
29a
p. 349, fig. 72:30
p. 379, fig. 76:4
6
p. 383, fig. 78:21
p. 387, fig. 80:10
p. 389, fig. 81:5
pl. 9:e
f
10:c
pl.
pl. ll:c
pl. 12:2
6
8
9
12
14
pl. 13:16
19
20
22
27
29
30
36
pl. 15:d
410
20
21
21
226
20
20
184
22
21
233
234
233
248
21
391
391
20
229
385
3899,410
3899
378
384, 391
391
391
367
384
384
392, 398
377
384, 391
391
384
384
378, 391
401
377
377
367
367
AeAT20, 1965, B' [1967]

pl. 31:6
331
ACAT21, 1966, B' [1968]

pl. 84:y
6
165:e2
355
363
398
AeAT24, 1969, B' [1970]

pl. 140:6
398
Hama III, ii
no. 112
138
140
149
154
164, 165
172
372
372
372
372
372
372
1043
Hausmann
pis. 2-9
pl. 2:1
2
4
pl. 4
pl. 6:1
pl. 7:1
pl. 8:2
pl. 9:1
pl. 64:1-3
2764, 181, 233

25, 2765, 233
25
2765
181
25
25
25
25
187
Hesperia9, 1940
p. 496, no. 49
p. 498, fig. 241:4
1043
1043
KymeI
Delos XXXI
no. 961, p. 139, pl. 31
1923, p. 207, pl. 47
2146, p. 207, p. 47
3124, p. 226, pl. 50
3132, p. 139, pl. 31
3163, p. 65, pl. 118
4016, p. 477, pl. 111
4020, p. 200, pl. 44
4021, p. 200, pl. 44
4482, p. 259, pl. 58
4579, p. 260, pl. 59
384
391
391
384
384
384
365
365
365
398
398
388
MB 22, p. 54, pl. 4
294
MB 54, 55, p. 60, pl. 8
377, 378
MB 65-67, p. 61, pl. 9
1043
MB 72, p. 62, pl. 9
MB 99-101, p. 68, pl. 14 400
367
MB 111, p. 71, pl. 13
1043
13
MB 113, p. 71, pl.
367
13
MB 114, 115, p. 71, pl.
LabraundaII, i
no. 99, p. 61, pl. 9
105-107, p. 62, pl. 9
385
391
122
INDEX
153, p. 65, pl. 11
155, p. 65, pl. 11
158, p. 65, pl. 11
400
39106
1043
Metzger
nos. 90-95
122
125
126
112
218
2030
2134
Metzger,I., Eretria:Fouilles et recherches,II, Die hellenistische Keramikin Eretria,Bern 1969

p. 62, nos. 1-3
1043
74
79
93
99
101
104
107
109
118
120
49
13
42120,307
351
1612
319
336, 355
340, 349
348
2353
SamariaIII
p. 276, fig. 61
p. 278, fig. 63
383
383
Pagenstecher,R Die griechisch-dgyptischeSammlungErnstSchwabacher

von Sieglin,ExpeditionErnst von Sieglin II, iii, Leipzig
309
1913
pl. 1:6
12
194
pl. 3:11,
398
p. 67, fig. 79:e
109
15
229
pl. 20
2
108
pl. 4:1,
6,7
122
Parlasca
13
172
397
p. 134, fig. 2
152
25
142
30
PergamonXI, i
286
pl. 6:1
no. 158, pp. 123-125, pl. 43 1038
158
13
26
181
381
192, p. 130, pi. 45
344
pl. 7:4
256, pp. 138-139, pl. 49 400
344
1043
261, p. 139, pl. 45
7, 8
11
341
290, p. 143, pl. 51
400
12
354
291, pp. 143-144, pl. 49 1043, 158
16
2866, 32, 192
379
440, p. 166, pl. 59
1
373
pl. 8:1-3
460, p. 169, pl. 61
4-6
14
14
8
Pnyx
9
13
no. 2
23
58
12, 13
2240
3,4
55
14, 15
5
2242
9:1-9
3899
pl.
16
252
39110
9, 10
30
105
284
pl. 10:18
32 a
134
33
384
33
134
34
315
Siebert, G. Recherchessur les ateliersde bols a' reliefsdu
43
318
Peloponnesea l'epoquehellenistique,Paris 1978
46
96
2132
A 24, pp. 286-287, pl. 4
49
105
2134
39, 40, p. 288, pl. 5
54
310
AT 1-7, pp. 367-368, pi. 42 1043
308, 316
57, 58
2132
Co 4, 5, pl. 44
60
18
61
1043
61
17
Eg 8, p. 402, pl.
61
1043
62
16
17, p. 403, pl.
1043
63
17, 54
45-54, pp. 404-405
K 277, p. 340, pl. 37
388
64
16, 54
388
16
65, 66
284, p. 341, pl. 37
INDEX
308, p. 343, pl. 37
316, p. 344, pl. 38
333, p. 346, pl. 39
M 10, p. 350, pl. 23
11, p. 350, pl. 24
12, p. 350, pl. 24
14, p. 351, pl. 24
19, p. 351, pl. 24
23, p. 351, pl. 24
27, p. 352, pl. 24
28, p. 352, pl. 24
32, 33, p. 352, pl. 26
39, p. 353, pl. 26
2030
2134
2132
2132,2135,230
2030?,
2134
2030,2135
2134
2135
2132
2132,2135
2030?,
2132,2135
230
230
123
Watzinger
p. 63, no. 1
p. 65, no. 2
p. 66, no. 3
pp. 69-70
123
188
193
410
Zahn, R, "HellenistischeReliefgefasseaus Sudrussland,"

JdI 23, 1908
nos. 1-3, pp. 45-49
8, pp. 53, 55-56
24, p. 67
25, pp. 64, 67
26, p. 67
1043
378
38102
39106,403
39106
TarsusI
no. 158, p. 223, fig. 129
162, p. 223, fig. 130
400
fig. 130:f
h
391
383
1043
131
180, pp. 224-225, fig.
39106,403
Walters,H. B., Catalogueof Greekand EtruscanVasesin

the BritishMuseumIV, London 1896
G 98, p. 252
103, p. 253
234
2239
Zahn, R., "Tongeschirr,"in Priene:Ergebnisseder Ausin denJahren1895-1898,

grabungenundUntersuchungen
edd. T. Wiegand and H. Schrader,Berlin 1904
38102
pp. 406-407, nos. 34, 35
INDEX II
Inscriptionson bowls and molds
References are to text pages or to Catalogue entries (bold face).
A: 41, 12
AnoAAo665pou:
40, 335, 338, 339
31-32, 40, 403
AnoAAo)v[i]6ou:
31-32,
40, 410
Apio [T)VOC:
Biwvoq:40, 154, 168
AYOZ:40, 41, 321
EN: 42, 307
EOYZ:41, 321
Euac66v: 22, 193, 194
31-32, 40, 41, 83
'H(paioT[iwvoq]:
OOYZ:41,321
KaAAi[:
40, 41, 282
]KpaTIo[:
40, 41, 382
M: 29, 41,301
]vo[: 38, 41, 359
0: 41,299
]paT[.. .]u[:38, 41, 360
E: 29, 41, 301
]o[: 38, 41, 362
]TpOvo[q]:40, 41, 283
X: 41, 42, 299
INDEX III
Motifs on cataloguedpieces
All referencesare to Cataloguenumbers.For referencesto motifsin the text, see INDEXIV: GeneralIndex.
Acanthus: wall, 32, 37, 74, 75, 87, 88, 113, 122, 137, 142,
164, 192, 218, 223, 224, 230, 233, 250, 273, 285, 288,
302, 372, 385, 407, 410
Altar: wall, 137, 176
Amazon: wall, 233-236, 262
Amphora:wall, 208
Amymone: wall, 213, 214, 216, 219, 225, 277, 278
Apollo: wall, 213-218, 231
Ariadne. See Dionysiac trio
Arrow:wall, 244, 264
Armed figure: wall, 170, 207, 233-240, 242,243,245,247,
265, 385, 386
Artemis: wall, 193, 194, 224, 225, 240
Athena: medaillon(interior),288; wall, 193, 194, 227, 229
230, 274, 387
Athena Parthenos:medallion, 20, 57, 61, 68, 88, 89, 103,
104, 150, 179, 208, 220, 240, 245, 261, 296, 297
Auge. See Herakles
Battle: wall, 385. See also Amazon, Siege
Bead and reel: medaillon, 389; rim, 377, 393, 395, 401
Beading:aroundmedallion, 19, 21, 22, 24, 40, 68, 69, 72,
100-102, 106, 107, 124, 125, 134-136, 139, 140, 170,
171, 174, 176, 177, 179, 180, 191, 205, 210, 212, 238,
243,275, 295, 296, 297, 308, 380, 383, 389; wall, 354,
383, 398; rim, 8, 19, 21, 22, 25, 40, 43, 47-50, 57-59,
61, 68, 70, 72, 78, 89, 98, 99, 101-107, 120, 122, 124,
125, 127-130, 132, 134-136, 148, 150, 152, 153, 155,
163, 164, 167, 170-174, 177-179, 189-191, 206, 210,
212, 215, 220, 226, 233, 238, 242-246, 254, 260, 266,
275, 276, 289, 292, 312, 313, 365, 372, 406, 410
Berries:wall, 378
Bird:medallion,95; wall, 63, 68, 69, 74, 81, 86, 87, 93-97,
100, 103, 104, 106, 108, 110, 114, 120, 124, 128-130,
133-136, 139, 140, 145, 148, 151-155, 157, 163, 164,
167, 168, 171, 173-177, 180, 190, 191, 200, 202, 205,
206, 208-210, 212, 231,242-245, 254, 255, 258, 260,
261, 263, 267, 275, 276, 282, 289, 301, 320, 406; rim,
50, 94, 227, 242, 243, 276, 318. See also Swan
Boar:wall, 159, 240, 248-253, 257, 271,272. See also Eros
Boukrania:wall, 224, 381; rim, 20, 249
Bud: medallion, 108; wall, 158

Bull. See Europa,Theseus
Bull's head: wall, 195; rim, 32, 117, 220, 292
Cable:aroundmedallion,57,104,220,245; rim, 18,19,50,
260, 269, 312
Cassandra:wall, 230
Centaur:wall, 129-133, 212, 254, 275
Chariot:wall, 150-153, 193, 206, 275-277, 384. See also
Eros
Chevron:rim, 19, 70, 242
Cock: wall, 134-138, 263
Column: wall, 92, 388
Concave band: rim, 29
Convex band:rim, 15, 65, 93, 113, 137, 149,201,225,319,
320, 404
Concentricsemicircles:wall, 400-403, 410
Concentricsquares:wall, 365
Comucopiae:408 (painted)
Crescent:medallion,48
Crosshatching:wall, 22, 40, 404; rim, 19, 242, 293
Daisy: wall, 364
Dancer: wall, 274
Date palm, stems of: wall, 59, 60, 120, 374, 383. See also
Palm flowers
Demeter: wall, 193-195, 225, 226, 278
Diamonds: medallion, 59, 242; wall, 101
Diomedes: 188
Dionysiac trio: wall, 201, 208-216, 225
Dionysos: wall, 181, 220, 223, 227. See also Dionysiac trio
Disk. See Rayed disk
Dog. See Hound
Dolphin: wall, 179, 180, 184, 185, 213, 290, 381. See also
Eros; rim, 18, 19, 26, 49, 122, 194, 195, 204, 216, 223,
247, 253, 294, 316, 408
Double spiral:medaillon,285; wall, 164;rim,8,28,45,64,
74,81,88, 95, 95bis, 107,109-112,118, 132, 144, 150,
158, 162, 164, 173, 175, 181, 213, 235-237, 255, 262,
348
large: rim, 46, 73, 73bis, 127, 157
126
INDEX
paired:rim, 18, 21, 22, 24-26, 30, 31, 33, 40, 41, 43, 50,
59, 61-63, 72, 78, 82, 87, 90, 93, 96, 97, 99, 100-103,
105, 106, 108, 114, 120, 121,123-125, 129, 130, 134,
135, 138, 139, 143, 145, 152, 153, 155, 157, 159-161,
163, 167, 170-172, 174, 187, 189-191,193, 194, 198,
203, 208, 209, 211,.212, 214, 216, 224-226, 228, 233,
238, 240-243, 246, 247, 248, 252, 254, 256, 260, 263,
265, 275, 292. 294, 312, 314, 317,408. See also Spiral,
Running spiral
Eagle. See Ganymede
Egg and dart:rim,28,31, 34,44,46,49,50,58,78,88,108110, 112, 118, 122, 123, 126, 157, 193, 200, 201,216,
219, 233, 235, 244, 252, 259, 270, 293, 294, 348, 353,
367, 372, 375, 385, 398, 407, 408
Eros: medallion, 53, 95; wall, 68, 87, 93-96, 98, 99, 103,
104, 106, 128, 130, 133-136, 140, 143-145, 147-150,
153-156, 159, 171, 172, 174, 176, 182, 191, 195, 198,
205, 206, 209, 210, 215, 217, 227, 232, 240, 245, 254,
255, 263, 265, 267, 275, 277, 283, 295, 314, 388; rim,
227, 283
carryinggrapes:wall, 112, 203
carryingmask:wall,97,108-111,113,114,122,126,148,
203
carryingtorch:wall, 88-91, 98, 117, 129, 142, 156, 157,
158, 173, 197, 211,214
carryingwreath:wall, 103, 112, 122, 159, 160
drivingchariot:wall, 206
leaning on post: wall, 92, 141
playing double pipe: wall, 181, 182, 212, 227
playing lyre: wall, 143, 145, 177, 212
reclining:wall, 283
riding boar: wall, 155
riding centaur:wall, 130
ridinghound: wall, 155
riding dolphin: wall, 147, 171, 177, 178, 274
riding goat: wall, 92, 152, 153, 156-158, 164, 169, 274,
316, 407
ridinglion: wall, 155
ridingpanther:wall, 157, 163, 173, 200, 236, 266, 382
ridingTritoness:wall, 181, 182
rowing:wall, 165, 166, 407
with bow: wall, 174, 263, 264
with sling: wall, 242, 243, 260-263
with spear:wall, 245, 246, 249, 252-259
Europa:wall, 196, 197
Fawn: wall, 224, 225
Feline: wall, 239, 261, 266, 267
Fern: medaillon, 99, 209
arrangedin starpattern:medaillon,21,70,149,195,306,
333; wall, 20, 21, 30, 41, 42, 47, 49, 72, 86, 106, 107,
109, 117, 123, 124, 129, 134-140, 144, 155, 167,170,
173, 174, 177, 201, 211, 224, 225, 227, 235, 237, 250,
253, 258, 275, 277, 299, 305, 370
small:medaillon, 147, 211,243,296,306, 333, 356, 399;
wall, 19,24-30,33,43-45,55,57,59,60,62,64,65,67,
69, 70, 73, 74, 85, 89, 93, 98, 99, 101, 103-105, 111,
114, 116, 120, 123, 126, 143, 145-149, 157, 159, 163,
169, 176, 182, 187, 190, 193,202, 203, 207-209, 212214, 216, 220, 232, 236, 240-242, 245, 249, 251, 255,
258, 260-262, 265, 268, 287, 296, 305, 306, 309, 371,
383, 403,410; rim, 21, 81, 98, 102, 206, 208,213,228,
237, 262, 265, 276, 293, 315, 317, 319, 404
Fish: wall, 177, 190
Fleur-de-lis:wall, 31, 55, 56, 299, 342, 369; rim: 94, 127,
158, 159, 181, 189, 233, 248, 252, 325, 396, 408
Flowers,eight-petaled:rim,392. See also Fern, Starflower
springingfrom tendrils:rim, 28, 45, 109, 111, 112, 146,
207, 223, 290
Fox: wall, 130, 159, 179
Frond:wall, 16, 16bis, 31, 36, 72-73bis, 76, 77, 87, 88, 92,
98, 100, 101, 104, 105, 112, 113, 116, 125, 132, 144,
152-154, 158, 160, 161, 168, 171, 186, 189, 191, 195,
200, 205, 206, 210, 228, 231,234, 238, 243, 250, 257,
263, 282, 295, 298, 299, 301, 381, 382, 389
FrontalFace: medallion, 53, 119. See also Mask
Ganymede: wall, 198-202, 213, 232
Gateway to underworld:wall, 193, 194, 279
Goat: wall, 119, 176, 222, 298
antithetical:wall, 104-118, 120-123, 145, 146, 163, 186,
201,211,260, 311
running:wall, 154. See also Eros
See also Mask
Gorgoneion:medallion,24, 44, 64,73, 73bis, 76, 101, 105,
106, 119, 121, 124, 140, 143-145, 152, 170, 171, 180,
191, 201,205, 213, 214, 218, 227, 237, 242, 263, 268,
295
Grape leaves: wall, 403. See also Grapevine.
Grapes:medallion,95; wall, 115, 120, 214. See also Eros;
rim, 279
Grapevine:wall, 61-66, 68-70, 83, 84, 86, 91,96, 159, 176,
189, 231, 253, 260, 377
Griffin:wall, 167-169, 180, 205, 210, 211, 383
Guilloche, simplified:medaillon, 180; rim, 20, 24, 25, 33,
41,43,45,57,59,61, 62,64, 67,69,74,80-82,87,8991,96,99,101,103-105,107,111,114,115,120,124,
125, 129, 130, 134, 136, 138, 143, 145, 150, 152, 153,
158, 161, 162, 163, 167, 168, 172, 177, 181, 185, 190,
198, 203, 205, 207, 209, 212, 223, 232, 236, 239, 241,
246, 258, 260, 262, 312-314, 326, 382, 393, 394
true: rim, 18, 49-52, 55, 56, 194, 204, 247, 248, 253
Hades: wall, 193, 194
Hare:wall, 115,159, 163, 175, 179,231,243,248,250,252,
253, 255; rim, 279
INDEX
Hekate: wall, 194, 195
Helen: wall, 193, 262, 279, 280
Herakles:wall, 227
and Auge: wall, 167, 203-207
and mares of Diomedes: wall, 188
and Kerynianhind: wall, 187, 281
and Nemean lion: wall, 187
in garden of Hesperides: wall, 187
Hermes: wall, 193, 194, 228, 273; interior,287
Herringbone:rim, 379
Hippocamp:wall, 190
Horseman: wall, 150, 160-163, 172, 236, 240-244, 247249, 252
Hound: wall, 115, 130, 159, 163, 175, 179, 231, 240-249,
251-253, 255, 260, 261,265, 267, 268, 272, 286, 317,
407. See also Eros
Hunt: wall, 238-272, 286, 289
Hypsipyle:wall, 183, 203, 204
Ivy: wall, 56, 71, 376, 379, 403, 408 (painted); rim, 294
(painted)
Jars:wall, 390
Jeweling:wall, 307, 336-343, 353-358, 361, 363, 398, 399,
402, 403, 409; rim, 18, 193, 216, 247, 248, 252, 253,
254, 336, 349, 408
Kalathos:wall, 194, 195
Kantharos:wall, 115,127,132,138,140,141,145,148,167,
178, 183, 228, 236
Krater:wall,99,103,105, 106,108-114,122-126,129,131,
134, 136, 141, 142, 183, 186, 211, 273, 298, 382, 408
Kybele: wall, 387
Leaf:medallion,54,63,65,99,138,177,193,194,212,216;
wall, 15,23,58,61,67, 73bis, 75,76,86, 115, 183, 186,
204, 215, 246, 293, 299, 308, 336, 355, 360, 367, 368,
378, 379,402, 406,410; rim, 8, 18, 21, 22, 30, 31, 33,
40, 64, 72, 74, 93, 94, 97, 100-102, 106, 107,113, 124,
125, 129, 130, 134, 135, 139, 143-145, 152, 155, 157,
167, 170-172, 174, 191, 208, 209, 225, 226, 236, 238,
240,254,263,275,292, 337. See also Acanthus,Fern,
Frond, Lesbian Leaf, Ivy, Grapeleaves
heart-shaped:wall, 20, 376; rim, 322
rounded ribbed: wall, 19, 46, 49, 57, 94, 110, 162, 175,
181, 193, 194, 217, 311; rim, 237, 241, 320
serrated:wall, 49-54, 79; rim, 394
spiky: wall, 121
trefoil: medallion, 63, 69, 118, 176, 231; rim, 69
triangular:wall, 15, 22, 40, 41, 90, 100, 110, 122, 139,
238, 273, 300, 383; rim, 316
Leopard.See Panther
Lesbian Leaf: rim, 56, 384, 391, 406
Leto, wall, 214, 218, 219
127
Lily: wall, 49, 51, 79, 233, 248; rim, 50

Lion: wall, 156, 242, 243, 245, 246, 250-252, 254. See also
Eros
Long petals: wall, 321-345, 347-358, 396-399, 409
Lotus bud: wall, 49, 58, 59, 118, 141, 217, 225, 305, 338341; rim, 71, 87, 123, 149, 256, 271, 387
Lotus corolla:wall, 359-363
Lotus petals:medaillon,87, 177, 286,297; wall, 13-20,23,
34,35,41,42,49,51-67,76,78,79,81,83,85,90,91,
95, 95bis, 100, 102, 110, 115, 118, 130, 139, 161, 179,
183, 186, 194, 197, 204, 215, 218, 219, 235, 248, 251,
252, 268, 278, 286, 287, 288, 292, 300, 301, 309, 310,
359-364, 366, 371,373-378. 383, 385,402, 408, 410.
See also Leaf, triangular, Nymphaea caerulea,
Nymphaea lotus, Nymphaea nelumbo
Lozenge: medaillon, 19
Maenad: wall, 220, 221, 288. See also Dionysiac trio;
interior,288
Marathonianbull. See Theseus
Mask: wall, 95, 96, 113, 368
goat: wall, 110, 123, 161, 223, 224, 273, 408
kore:wall,71,103,109-111,113,114,126,143,156,163,
267; rim, 256, 271
old man: medallion, 106, 148, 255; wall, 99, 101-103,
105, 107-111, 114-116, 120, 126, 132, 137, 142, 148,
156, 163, 168, 170, 173, 185, 195, 203, 238, 243; rim,
175, 243, 387
satyr or silenus: wall, 381, 410; moldmade foot, 1
slave: medallion, 5, 95, 95bis; wall, 97, 102, 104, 108,
110, 120, 122, 131, 138, 151, 195, 242, 382; rim, 256,
271
youth: wall, 110
Meander:rim, 291, 391
Medusa: interior,287
Minotaur.See Theseus
Net pattern:wall, 403, 404. See also Daisy
Nike: wall, 121,139,140,143,144,146-148,152,168,170,
182, 187, 191, 207-210, 219, 228, 238, 262, 265, 281,
384
Nymphaeacaerulea:wall, 49, 51, 52, 55, 56
Nymphaealotus:wall, 13, 14, 18, 19,57-59, 61, 62,78, 371
Nymphaeanelumbo:wall, 375
Odysseus: wall, 91, 190-192, 227
Oinochoe: wall, 181, 182, 214
Olive: wall, 378
Opheltes: wall, 182, 203, 204
Oval: wall, 48; tool, 413
Ovolo: medaillon, 68; wall, 68, 214
hatched: rim, 22, 40, 100, 135, 139, 238
plain:rim,8,42,57, 66,67,69,72, 73bis,75,97,106,128,
132, 133, 140, 151, 155, 170, 171, 173, 174, 176, 178,
128
INDEX
184, 186, 191,210,226,228,254, 263, 275, 276, 315,
321, 323, 324, 336
Palm flower:wall, 55; rim, 62, 71, 78, 159, 213

Palmette:medallion,55, 59, 176;wall, 9, 15, 30,48, 55, 56,
86, 87, 96, 97, 108, 141, 150, 151, 156, 158, 187, 189,
199, 211, 257, 268, 276, 281,298, 300, 303, 304, 353,
362, 381, 389, 409; rim, 24-26, 41, 43, 50, 56, 59, 61,
63, 68, 80, 82, 90, 96, 99, 103, 105, 120, 121,123, 138,
153, 162, 163, 181, 187, 190, 193, 194, 203, 204, 211,
212, 214-216, 233, 241-243, 247, 248, 253, 260, 294,
312, 314, 318, 365; tool, 412
Pan: wall, 193, 194, 279, 280
Pantheror leopard:wall, 156, 205,238, 239, 242, 255, 261,
267. See also Dionysos, Eros
Pegasos: wall, 152-154, 227, 276, 408
Periphetes.See Theseus
Persephone:wall, 193-195
Philoktetes:wall, 192
Pine-cone scales: wall, 1-12, 68, 148
Poseidon: wall, 214-216, 226
Prokne:wall, 202-204
Prokrustes.See Theseus
Pyramid:rim, 325
Rabbit.See Hare
Rayed disk: medallion, 156
Rhodian rose: rim, 224, 290
Ribs: wall, 346
Ridges with verticalstrokes between them: rim, 35, 347,
354, 363
Rosette: wall, 27, 42, 49, 51, 55, 58, 59, 60, 63, 71-73bis,
74,76,97,100,102,118,124,125,133,137,141,144,
150, 152, 154, 158, 167, 168, 176, 191, 200, 205, 225,
228, 230, 255, 263, 276, 292, 359, 368, 371, 372, 383,
402, 407; rim, 8, 20, 30-32, 62, 63, 78, 81, 87, 89, 92,
117, 121, 136, 153, 159, 170, 172, 176, 187, 189, 191,
193, 215, 219, 224, 235, 240, 241,246, 249, 252, 255,
265, 292, 315, 316
Rosette, medallion:6, 27,54, 68, 69, 77, 106, 136, 144, 176,
209, 232, 243, 249, 255, 377, 381, 400, 409
4-petaled, double: 7, 31, 96, 141, 194, 253, 299, 408
4 petals inside, 8 outside:26, 87, 108, 122, 160, 189, 193,
252, 298
6-petaled:55, 63, 86, 118, 231, 288, 358, 406
6 petaled, double: 35, 109, 110, 112, 113, 126, 301, 338,
340-342
6 petals inside, 10 outside: 300
7-petaled, double: 346
8-petaled:2-4, 15,19,22,40,49,52,56,58,59,62,67,72,
74, 98-100,102,107,116,120,123,134,135,139, 157,
159, 174, 177, 186, 202, 204, 212, 216, 224, 225,236,
238, 248, 257, 258, 262, 275, 305, 327, 330, 332, 336,
343, 344, 352, 357, 361, 365, 406, 407
8-petaled, double: 114, 162, 183, 397
8 petals inside, 12 outside: 146, 207

9-petaled: 83, 115, 125, 138, 147, 286
9-petaled, double: 14, 230
10-petaled:93, 111, 137, 182, 187, 265, 274, 287, 302304, 323, 337, 373
11-petaled:167, 411
12-petaled:323
12-petaled,double: 403
16-petaled:158
Runningspiral:rim, 19,49,51,52,55,58,91,104,244,289,
313, 325, 374. See also Double spiral,Spiral
Satyr:wall, 121-129, 135, 139-143, 175,204,216,279,408.
See also Dionysiac trio, Mask
Scales: wall, 38. See also Pine-cone scales
Scylla:wall, 184
Sea monster: wall, 184-186
Shell: wall, 39, 370; moldmade foot, 2, 65
Ship: wall, 165, 166, 407
Siege of a city: wall, 386
Silenus: wall, 203, 204, 222. See also Mask
Siren: wall, 274
Snake: wall, 182, 187, 203, 204. See also Triton
Spiral:medallion, 156, 285; rim, 121, 156.See also Double
spiral,Running spiral
Square panel: rim, 180
Stag: wall, 240, 242-244, 246, 247, 249, 267-270
Star:medallion,285, 303,321,322,324, 329, 331, 333, 351,
364, 408 (painted).See also Fern; wall, 307, 364
in circle:wall, 167
Star flower: wall, 49, 55, 284
Swan: wall, 63, 86, 97, 101, 105, 109, 114, 118, 122, 151,
189, 218, 223, 224, 242, 243, 260, 267, 276, 311. See
also Bird; rim, 19, 59, 63, 89, 159, 246, 256, 276
Tendrils:wall, 74, 81, 82, 85, 90, 230, 278, 309, 373; rim,
70, 189, 407. See also Grapevine,Flowers springing
from tendrils
floral:wall, 13, 49-53, 55-60, 67, 78-80, 87, 92, 150, 199,
215, 286, 359, 371, 372, 374, 375
Theseus, Labors of: wall, 189
Thymiaterion:wall, 164, 215
Thyrsos:wall, 164, 216, 220
Torch race: wall, 156-161
Triangularpanel: rim, 289
Triton:wall, 170-176, 190, 262
Tritoness:wall, 181-183. See also Eros
Trophy:wall, 203, 224, 303
Trumpet:wall, 275
Typhon: wall, 164, 195
Wave: rim, 290, 316
Winged man: wall, 136
Woman, clutchingchild: wall, 182
decoratingtrophy:wall, 200, 216
INDEX
129
draped:wall,149,217,225,231,237.SeealsoDemeter, Wreath:wall, 103-105, 108, 110, 114, 121, 219, 298. See
also Eros
Helen,Leto,Prokne,Persephone
partlynude:wall,200, 203, 223, 230
Zeus. See Ganymede
playingdoublepipe:wall,180
Zigzag: rim, 75
INDEX
IV
General Index
References are to text pages and footnotes (superscript)or to Catalogue entries (bold face). For motifs see also Index III:
Motifs, as indicated by (MI) in the entries below.
Abduction, scenes of: 21-23

Acanthus (MI): 4, 6, 8, 9, 17, 18, 28
Achaemenid metalware:calyx of lotus petals on, 7, 34;
representationsof, 3
Acheron: 22
Achilles and Penthesileia:22
Acropolis,West Slope of: 40
Agave: 24
Agesippos, Rhodian eponym: 99
Agistratos,Knidian eponym: 112
Aglokritos,Rhodian eponym: 103
Agora grid: 96
Agora inventorynumbers:of coins, 96; of other objects,2
Aigina: Attic bowls found on, 10
Ainetor, Rhodian eponym: 103
Alexander Sarcophagus:19
Alexandria:collections of stamped amphora handles at,
108; Dionysiac trio on bowls from, 20; metalworkas
prototypefor moldmadebowls, 7, 8-9, 11, 12-13; origin
of moldmade bowls in, 6-7; parallelswith pottery in
GroupsA and B from, 107, 109, 110-111; processionof
Ptolemy II in, 12-13; relationswith Athens, 11
Alexandros,Knidian eponym: 101, 104
Altar Well: 97
Altars, terracotta:20-21, 22
Amazonomachy(MI: Amazon): 20, 27
Amphora, moldmade: 28, 31, 39
transport:coated with resin, 16; re-used as water container, 95;
stampedhandlesof, as basisforchronology,2, 10,29, 33,
94, Deposit Summariesand Appendix, passim
Amsterdam, silver vase in: 927
Amymone (MI): 20-21, 25
Anatolia: imports from, 42
Ancient name of moldmade bowl: 2-3
Andriskos:38
Andromenes, Knidian eponym: 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101,
103
Andronikos,M.: 23
Antigonos: Gonatas, capitulation to, in Chremonidean
War, 111; Monophthalmos,on Monument of Eponymous Heroes, 11

Antioch:Attic bowlsfoundat, 10;dateof moldmadebowls
at, 10; imports from, 42
Antipatros,Knidian eponym: 98
Antitheticalfigures:on figuredbowls, 19, 27, 28, 29, 30; on
plaster cast from Mitrahinet,9. See also Goats
Apollo (MI): 20, 21
Apollodoros,Workshopof: 17, 37, 40
Apollonidas,Knidian eponym: 104
Apollonides, manufacturerof moldmade bowl: 31-32, 40
Archaic Greek: antitheticalgoats, 7; representationsof
hemisphericalbowls, 3
Archestratos,Knidian eponym: 102
Archidamos,Rhodian eponym: 111
Archilaidas,Rhodian eponym: 99
Areopagus,north slope, of, locationof Workshopof Bion:
27, 31
Argos:Attic bowls foundat, 10;dateof bowlsat, 10;motifs
on bowls from, 20, 21; workshopof , 43
Ariadne (MI): 20
Aristainos,Knidian eponym: 97, 98
Aristeides, Knidianeponym: 99
Aristion:95
Aristokles,Knidian eponym: 103
Aristokrates,Knidian eponym: 99, 100
Aristomenes, Knidian eponym: 98
Ariston, Knidianeponym: 112
Ariston,manufacturerof moldmadebowls: 31-32, 38,40,
41
Arretine pottery: 36, 97, 104
Artemis (MI): 20, 23; with Apollo?, 21
Asia Minor: 20, 42. See also individualsites
AsklepiodorosII, Knidian eponym: 101
Astymedes, Rhodian eponym: 100
Athanodotos,Rhodian eponym: 103
Athena (MI): on moldmadebowls, 20, 23, 25; on obverse
of coin, 95
Athena Parthenos(MI): medallion of moldmade bowls,
16, 26, 28, 30
INDEX
Athenaios: description of procession of Ptolemy II, 12;
source for ancient name of moldmade bowl, 2, 3
Athens, National Museum: 6
Attalos II: on Monument of Eponymous Heroes, 11
AttalosII, Stoa of: buildingfill, 35,38,94,95,104,106,109,
112
Attic grave stelai: antitheticalgoats on, 7
Attributionsto workshops:25-26
Auge (MI): 21-22, 25
Augustan period: 36
Beading(MI):aroundmedallion,4,15,26,28; on rim,3,4,
26, 28
Benndorf,O.: 2
Berenike: 11, 12
Berenikidai:11
Bion, Workshopof: 16, 17,25,26-27,28,30,31,33,40,42,
103, 105, 109, 111
Bird (MI): 7, 19, 26, 30
Boar (MI): 19
Bols a godrons:34
Braun, K: 110-111
BrickBuilding under Stoa of Attalos, fill associatedwith:
106
BritishMuseum:moldmadebowl in, 22; silverbowl in, 927
Bronze long-petal bowl: 3480
Buildingfills:reliabilityfor establishingchronolgy,95. See
also Attalos II, Stoa of, Middle Stoa, South Stoa II
Bulgaria,silver bowl from: 66. See also Mogilanska
Byzantine fill: 100, 101
Cable (MI): 3, 35
Callaghan,P.: 38
Calyx: as Egyptian motif, 7; defined, 3; on moldmade
bowls, 17, 18, 19, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31; stamp for, 4-5. For
individualfloral motifssee Index III
Capacity:15, 41
Carthage,destructionof: 94
Cassandra(MI): 21
Cemetery, Alexandria:7, 107
Centaur (MI): antithetical, 27; playing musical instruments, 19
Ceramic imitations:6-9, 13, 34
Chariot(MI): 19, 22, 25
Charybdis:19
Chatby: 109
Chous: 39
ChremonideanWar: 107, 111
Chronology:1, 2, 9-13, 16, 17, 18, 19,29,30,32-34,35-36
Cistern, reliabilityof fill for establishingchronology:3233,95. See also Egyptian,Komos,Papposilenos,Piraeus,
Satyr cisterns;Deposit Summaries,passim
Class 1: 25, 30, 33
Class 2: 25, 30, 33, 110, 111
Class 3: 25, 31, 33
131
See also M MonogramClass

Clay: Attic, 14, 44; of imports, 42, 44; of lotus-corolla
bowls, 38
Cock (MI): 19
Coins: as basis for chronology, 2, 33, 94-95, Deposit
Summaries and Appendix, passim; Histiaian, 33, 98,
103; Ptolemaic,8, 107
Collection, Rothschild:8
Concentric-semicirclebowls: 37, 38-39,91-92; signatures
on, 40
Concentric-semicircledecorationon moldmade vase: 39,
93
Continuous narrative:22
Convex-bandrim pattern (MI): 29
Copies of metal bowls: 5, 18
Corinth:Attic bowls found at, 10; concentric-semicircle
bowls originateat, 38; date of beginningof manufacture
of moldmade bowls, at, 10; destructionof, 35, 38, 94,
106;importsto Athens from41,42,379,371,382; moldmade bowls manufacturedin, 156,20, 21, 38; occupied
146-44, 35; signature on bowl from, 41; South Stoa
wells, 35
Coroplasts:32
Cosa, moldmade bowls found at: 1042
Courby, F.: 20, 22, 25, 34, 40
Cretan Bull: 23, 24
Cyprus:motifs on bowls from, 20, 21; silver bowl from,
3480
Cyrenaica:silver bowl from, 3480

Daisy bowls: 37, 39, 364
Damokrates,Knidianfabricant:106
Damokritos,Knidian eponym: 104
Danaos: 21
Date palm, stems of (MI): 18
"Delian"bowls. See Ionian bowls
Delos: Attic bowls found on, 10; evidence for chronology
of moldmade bowls on, 10; figured motifs on bowls
found on, 20, 21, 22; lotus-corollabowls found on, 38;
Maison des Comediens,94; moldmadebowls found on,
10, 20, 21, 22, 37, 38, 40; signatureson bowls found on,
37, 40; temple inventory,3
Delphi: MarathonMonument, 12; motifs on moldmade
bowls from, 21, 22
Demeter (MI): 23
Demetrias, date of beginning of moldmade bowls at: 10
Demetrios, on Monument of Eponymous Heroes: 11
Deposits in the Agora: 9-10, 18, 2967,33, 35, 94-110
Diffusion of styles in Hellenistic world: 38
Diogenes, Knidian eponym: 99
Diokles, Knidian eponym: 104
Diomedes, Mares of (MI): 23
Dion, Knidian eponym: 99
Dionysia: 12
Dionysiac trio (MI): 20, 21, 25, 30
132
INDEX
Dionysos (MI): 20, 25. See also Dionysiac trio

Dipylon Gate, constructionof: 110
Dipylon Well B-l: 11, 10, 30, 33, 110-111
Dolphins (MI): leaping around woman, 19; on rim, 28
Doxaios, Knidian fabricant:101
Drains,reliabilityof fill for establishingchronology:95-96.
See also Great Drain
Drakontidas,Rhodian fabricant:98
Duovirinamedon Knidianamphorahandles:110,Deposit
Summaries,passim
Eagle (MI). See Ganymede
Edwards,G. R.: 2, 4, 9, 156,36, 37, 38, 39
Egg and dart (MI): on rim, 28, 29, 30; stamp for, 5
Egypt:Egyptianmotifs on moldmade bowls, 6-7; faience
bowls from, 7, 18. See also Alexandria,Mitrahinet,Tel
el-Maskhuta,Tod
EgyptianCistern:98-99
Eleusinian Mysteries: 12
Epidauros,motifs on bowls from: 21
Epinikidas,Knidian eponym: 106
Eponym named on amphorahandles:94. See also individual eponyms
Eponymous Heroes, Monument of: 11-12
Eretria,Attic bowls found at: 10
Eros (MI): 9, 17, 19, 29, 30
Erotic scenes: 22
Etruria,hemisphericalbowl in: 7
Euboulos, Knidian eponym: 101
Eukles, Rhodian eponym: 99
Euphragoras,Knidian eponym: 98, 99, 100, 103, 104
Euphranor,Knidian eponym: 102, 106
Europa (MI), rape of: 22
Export of Attic moldmade bowls: 10-11
Fabric.See Clay
Fabricantnamed on amphorahandles: 94
Faience: 7, 18
Fern (MI): 4, 8, 17, 18, 26, 28, 29, 30
Figuredbowls: 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19-24,25-31,36,39,93272, 282, 80; chronologyof, 32-34; imported,382-388;
molds for, 273-281,295-320; monogramson molds for,
41, 42; signatureson, 40, 41
Fills. See Cistern,Building, Byzantine,Drains
Figurines.See Terracottafigurines
Fleur-de-lis(MI): 28
Floralbowls: 14, 15, 16, 17-18, 27, 28, 36, 39, 49-77; chronology of, 32-34; imported,371-381; molds for, 78-86;
signatureon mold for, 40
Floral bowls with figures: 17, 87-92
Flowers springingfrom tendrils (MI): 29
Foot, moldmade: 16, 1, 2, 65
Footed bowl: 39
Frond (MI): on moldmade bowls, 4, 17, 26, 28, 30; on
Rothschild bowl, 8
Game played on underside of mold: 41

Ganymede (MI), rape of: 22, 25
German ArchaeologicalInstitute: 110
Glass: gold glass, 8, 18; parallelsfor long-petalbowls, 34;
parallelsfor floral bowls: 8, 18
Glaze, Attic: 5, 14, 16, 17, 18, 38, 44
lead: 36, 39, 409
Goats, antithetical(MI): 7, 9, 19, 27, 29, 30. See also Mask
Gold-glassbowl. See underGlass
Gorgoneion medallion (MI): 26, 27, 28, 30
Grace, V.: 2, 94, 95, 108, 110, 112
Grapevine(MI): 18, 28
Grave: stelai, 7; at Ancona, 9; Alexandria,7
Gray ware: 42
Great Drain, fills of: 96, 98, 101-102
Greek ArchaeologicalService: 111
Griffin(MI): 19, 26
Group A: 1, 9-10, 101, 107-108, 110
Group B: 1, 9-10, 102, 108-109
Group C: 1, 9, 41, 100, 101, 109
Group D: 1, 30, 39, 102, 106, 109-110
Group E: 1, 42, 98, 100, 102, 110
Group F: 104
Gruben, G.: 110
Guilloche (MI): simplified,26, 27, 28, 30, 36; true, 28
Guttus: 31, 38, 39, 40, 410
Hades (MI): 22
Hadra: 110-111
Hadrian,on Monument of Eponymous Heroes: 12
Halai, Attic bowls found at: 10
Hama: Attic bowls found at, 10; date of moldmade bowls
at, 10; imports from, 42
Hand-drawnmotifs: 4, 36
Hare (MI): 19
Hausmann, U.: 27
Hausmann'sWorkshop:25, 2663,27-28
Hekate (MI): 23
Helen (MI): 21, 22
Heliaia, settling basin in front of: 36, 102
Hephaisteion:23
Hephaistion, signatureon mold: 31-32, 40, 41
Herakles (MI): 20, 21-22, 23, 24
Hermes (MI): 20, 22, 25
Hermon, Knidian eponym: 97, 98, 99, 100, 103, 104
Hermophantos,Knidian eponym: 97
Hesperides, Apples of: 23
Hieron I, Rhodian eponym: 103, 105, 106
Hildesheim, silver bowl from: 66
Hipparchos,comic poet: 3
Histiaia, coins of: 33, 98, 103
Hound: (MI): 19
Howland, R: 94
Hunt (MI): 19, 27, 28, 238-272, 289
INDEX
Hydra:23
Hypsipyle (MI): 24
Iconography:1, 19-25
IdyllicScenes: 17, 19, 27, 29, 30, 31, 93-186; molds for, 78
Imbricatebowls: 15, 16-17, 27, 28, 33-34, 36, 37, 39, 40,
13-39; imported,365-370; molds for, 30, 42, 40-48
Imports:bowls, 1, 39, 40, 42-43, 45, 365-404; guttus, 38,
39, 410
Industrialdistrictnear Agora: 31
Interiorrelief emblems: 24-25, 287-288
Ionian bowls: 7, 35, 42, 365, 377, 384, 391
Iran. See individualsites
Italy:date of moldmadebowls in, 10;metalwork,9; motifs
on bowls from, 20. See also individualsites
Ithaka, silver cup from: 6
Ivy (MI): 36
Jeweling(MI):monogramon mold with,42; on long-petal
bowls, 34, 35, 37; on lotus-corollabowls, 37; on rim, 3,
26, 28; not used by Workshopof Bion, 26
Jug, moldmade: 31, 406
Kallikrates,Rhodian eponym: 106
KallikratidesII, Rhodian eponym: 103
Kallixeinos: 12
Kalymnos,motifs on moldmade bowls from: 20
Kantharos(MI): 1, 24
Kerameikos:Dipylon Well B-I, 1', 10, 30, 33, 110-111;
moldmade bowls from, 14, 28, 39
KeryneianHind: 23
Kleiner,F.: 94-95, 109
Kleiner type numbers: 33, 95
Kleukrates,Rhodian eponym: 96, 112
Kleumbrotos,Knidian eponym: 97, 103
Knidian stamped amphora handles: 94, 96, Deposit
Summariesand Appendix, passim
Koan amphora:98
Kolonos Agoraios: 109
Komos Cistern:4, 27, 32, 103
Koroni:94, 101, 107, 108, 111
Krater(MI):moldmade,28, 31, 39,408; motif on bowls, 19
KT (Knidiantype): 96
Kybele Cistern: 104
Kyme: Attic bowls found at, 10; imports from, 42
Labraunda:Attic bowls found at, 10; imports from, 42
Lamps:31-32, 94, Deposit Summaries,passim;signatures
on, 31-32, 40, 41
Laumonier,A.: 25
Leaves, serrated(MI): 18, 36
Leopard(MI: Panther):19
Lemaian Hydra:23
Leto (MI): 21
Linear-leafbowls: 37, 38
133
Lion (MI): 19
Long-petalbowls: 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 32, 34-37, 321346; imported,396-399; in GroupsD and E, 109-110; in
PiraeusCistern,35, 112; in Stoa of Attalos, 35; made by
WorkshopA, 28, 36; molds for, 347-358; not found in
contexts with bowls of M Monogram Class, 29; not
found in Dipylon Well B-I, 111;not made by Workshop
of Bion, 27; signed, 40, 41
Long-petalmotif on partiallywheelmade vases: 39
Lotus bud (MI), overjeweling on long-petalbowls: 34, 39
Lotus-corollabowls: 37-38,359-362; mold for,363; signatures on, 40, 41
Lotus petals (MI): on Achaemenid phialai,7; on guttus,
38; on moldmade bowls, 17, 18, 28, 37-38; on RothschildBowl, 8; on silverbowl from Toukh-el-Qarmous,
6, 8
Lysanios, Knidian eponym: 99
M MonogramClass:29, 31, 33, 41, 98, 100, 101, 102, 105,
109, 111
MAARCI, stamp on Roman amphora:96
Macedonia, Athens wins freedom from: 11
Macedonian bowls: 38
Maenad (MI): 20, 25
MarathonianBull (MI: Theseus): 23, 24
Marinemotifs(MI:Dolphin,Fish, Hippocamp,Scylla,Sea
monster, Triton,Tritoness): 19, 27
Mask(MI): 19;goat,24,29; moldmadefoot in formof, 16;
old man, 31
Mass production:32
Meander (MI): 8
Medallion:3, 14, 15, 17, 34, 44; Athena Parthenos,16, 26,
28, 30; characteristicof shop, 25, 26; gorgoneion, 26,
27, 28, 30; plain, 36, 13, 47, 48, 155, 190, 260, 307, 328,
350,398,405; rosette,6,8,9, 16,26,28,29,31,36,37,38;
stamp for, 4; stamped directlyonto bowl, 5; star, 36
Medea: 24
Medusa (MI): 25. See also Gorgoneion
Megara: bowls thought to be from, 2; motifs on bowls
from, 21, 22
Megarianbowl: 1, 2
Menander:comic poet, 3; House of, in Pompeii, 23
Menekrates,Knidianeponym: 102
Menekrates,Rhodian fabricant:96
Menippos, Knidian eponym: 99
Metalware:Alexandrian, 8-9; south Italian, 9. See also
underPrototypes
Metalworkingquarter:in Mitrahinet,8
Metzger, I.: 111-112
Mica in Athenian clay: 14, 42
Middle Stoa, buildingfill of: 2967,33,41, 95, 102,103, 104,
105, 106
Miltos: 5, 15, 16, 18
Minotaur(MI: Theseus): 23
Mitrahinet,plaster casts from: 8
134
INDEX
MithradatesVI: 95
Mogilanskamound, silver vase from: 16
Mold: broken, 5; figured,23, 273-281, 295, 296, 298, 301,
303-305, 308-311, 314, 316, 317, 320; floral,40, 41, 7886; fragmentary,295-320; imbricate,40-48, 296, 308,
309; long-petal, 36, 347-358; lotus-corolla, 38, 363;
method of manufacture,4; monogramson, 29,41-42; of
M MonogramClass, 29; of WorkshopA, 28; of Workshop of Bion, 26, 33; pine-cone scale, 16, 10-12; signature on, 31-32, 40, 41; wear on, 5, 32-33, 44-45
Mold brothers:32
Moldmadevessels otherthan bowls: 1, 28, 31, 39,405-410
Monogramson molds: 29, 41-42
Morgantina,moldmade bowls from: 1042
Motifs: degenerationof, 33-34; on moldmade bowls, see
individuallistingsand Index III
Mozdok, gold-glassbowl from: 8
Mummius: 35, 106
MunsellSoil Color Charts:14, 44
Murray,A. S.: 22
Mythologicalscenes: 19-24,27,28,30, 31,187-237; molds
for, 273-281
Nauplios: 21
Near Eastern motifs: 7, 18, 34
Nemean Lion: 23
Net-patternbowls: 37, 39, 403, 404; signatureson, 40
New Style Athenian bronze coinage: 33, 94-95
Nihawend, silver bowl from: 34
NikasagorasI, Rhodian eponym: 102
Nike (MI): 19, 30, 31
Nikedemos, Athenian archon: 110
Nikomachos:23
Nikon, Rhodian eponym: 99
Nomenclature:2-3
Nymphaeacaerulea(MI): 3, 6-7, 8, 18
Nymphaealotus (MI): 3, 6, 9, 18
Nymphaeanelumbo(MI) 3, 6, 7, 9, 18
Odysseus (MI): 19
Olbia, motifs on bowls from: 20, 21
Olynthos: 109
Opheltes (MI), death of: 24
Originsof moldmade bowl: 2, 6-13
Ovolo: rim pattern (MI), 26, 30, 36; stamp for, 5
Palm flower: 28
Palmette(MI): on rim, 26, 27, 28; on wall, 16, 17, 28; over
jeweling, 34
Pamphilos:3
Pan (MI): 22
Panathenaia:12
PapposilenosCistern:98
Pausanias:11, 12
Pausanias,Rhodian eponym: 103
Pegasos (MI): 19, 26

Peiraieus,siege: 95. See PiraeusCistern
Peisistratos,Rhodian eponym: 105
Pella, mosaics at: 19
Peloponnese, bowls from: 20, 43. See also individulsites
Penthesileia.See Achilles
"Pergamene"ware, 99, 100
Pergamon:Attic bowls found at, 10; imports from, 42;
motifs on bowls from, 21; stampedamphorahandles in
deposit at, 102,1'408
Periphetes:23
Persephone (MI): 21; rape of, 22-23
Persia: bronze long-petal bowl from, 3480.See also individual sites
Phiale: 24
Philip V: 111
Philippos,Knidian eponym: 102, 104
Philodamos,Rhodian eponym: 101
Philokrates,Rhodian eponym: 108
Philombrotidas,Knidian eponym: 102
Philophron,Knidian eponym: 102
Philtatos,Knidian eponym: 102, 112
Phrourarchos,term used on Knidianamphoras:102, 112
Pine-cone bowls (MI:Pine-cone scales):14, 15, 16, 18,40,
1-9; molds for, 41, 10-12
Piraeus Cistern: 14, 35, 99, 111-112. See Peiraieus
Pisinos, Knidian eponym: 99
Plaster casts of metalware:5, 8-9
Pnyx: 4, 14, 16, 42
Polycharos,Knidian eponym: 101, 106
Pompeian red-ware:100
Pompeii: 23
Poros Building, well in courtyardof: 100
Poseidon (MI): 20-21, 25
Prokne (MI): 24
Prokrustes(MI: Theseus) 23
Protogeometricpottery: 38
Prototypesfor moldmade bowls: metalware,3, 5, 6-9, 11,
12-13, 15, 18, 23, 34, 35; shields, 38
Ptolemaia (Athenian): 11, 12-13
Ptolemais, establishmentof: 11
Ptolemy I, coins of at Toukh-el-Qarmous:8
Ptolemy II: 11; coins of at Koroni,107; coins of at Toukhel-Qarmous,8; procession of, 12-13
Ptolemy III, honored in Athens: 11-13
Ras Shamra,bronze bowl from: 7, 17s1

Red-figuredpottery from Group B: 102, 109
Representationalscenes: 19-24
Resin in transportamphoras:16
Rhodes, pottery from: 7
Rhodian stamped amphora handles: 94, 95, 108, 111,
Deposit Summaries,passim
Ribbed bowl: 36
INDEX
Ridge: around medallion, 4, 44; between registersof rim
pattern,3,44; sole decorationof rim,36,2,3,14,76,116,
327-329,332, 334,338-342, 344-346,350,355,366,397,
405, 409
Rim pattern:3; as basis for attributionto workshop,25
Rim, plain: 17,13,27,36,37,39,77,330,331,343,371,402,
403
shape of: 16, 42
Rings. See Stackingrings
Roman contexts: 36, Deposit Summaries,passim
pottery:2, 36, Deposit Summaries,passim
Rosette (MI): medallion, 6, 8, 9, 16, 26, 28, 29, 31, 36, 37,
38; on rim, 28; on wall, 19, 26, 30; stamp for, 4
Russia. See Southern Russia
Samaria:date of moldmadebowls at, 10; importsfrom,42
"Samian"ware: 100
Satyr (MI): 19, 21, 22, 27, 30
Satyr Cistern: 105
Scales (MI), overlapping:17
Scepter: 21
Schwabacher,W.: 20
Scrapedgrooves:aroundmedallion,44; below lip, 15, 42,
44
Scylla (MI): 19
Shape: 14-15; hemispherical,7, 8, 14, 15, 35; parabolic,8,
14, 3, 62, 69, 176; of imported bowls, 42; of long-petal
bowls, 35; of pine-cone bowls, 16; squarish,14, 30. See
also individualshapes
Shell (MI): on wall, 17; moldmade feet in form of, 16
Sicily: 20. See also individualsites
Siebert, G.: 20, 43, 2663
Signatures:26, 31-32, 37, 38, 40-41. See also Index II:
Monogramsand Signatures
Silenus (MI): 20
Silvervessels: 18; emblemataof, 24; in Amsterdam,927; in
BritishMuseum, 927; in Sweden, 34; from Bulgaria,66,
16; from Hildesheim,66;from House of Menander,23;
fromIthaka,6; fromMogilanskamound, 16;fromNihawend, 34; from Susa, 34; from Taranto,9; from Tel elMaskhuta,3480; from Thrace,3480; from Tod, 34; from
Toukh-el-Qarmous,6, 8, 13; from Vouni, 348?.See also
Metalware,Prototypes
Simylinos,Rhodian eponym: 99
Siphnos, Attic bowls found at: 10
Size of Attic moldmade bowls: 15
Sodamos, Rhodian eponym: 106
Sosiphron,Knidian eponym: 96, 98
Soterichos,Rhodian fabricant:96
South Stoa II, building fill of: 2967,31, 35, 95, 104
SouthernRussia:Attic bowls found in, 10, 109;motifs on
bowls from, 22. See also Olbia
Sparkes,B.: 107-108
Sparta,motifs on bowls from: 21
Square PeristyleBuilding, fill over floor of: 106
135
Stackingrings: 5, 27, 33, 414, 415

Stag (MI): 19
Stamped amphora handles. See Amphora, transport,
Deposit Summaries,passim
Stampedmotifs: copyingof, 4, 25, 33; how interpretedby
potter, 21
Stamps used in manufactureof bowls:4-5, 25, 27, 33, 44
Star (MI): medallion, 36; on wall, 37, 39
Stoa of Attalos. See underAttalos II
Stratokles,Knidian eponym: 97
Sulla,95; destructiondebrisfromsackof Athens by, 18,31,
36, 37, 39, 94, 96, 97, 100, 102, 103, 104, 105, 110
Susa, silver long-petal bowl from: 34
Sweden, silver bowl in: 34
SyntagmaSquare,workshopexcavated at: 31
Syria:bronze bowl from, 7, 1715;importsfrom,42; Rothschild bowl from, 8
Talcott, L.: 108
Taranto:signatureof Aristonfound at,40; terracottaaltars
from, 20; Treasureof, 9
Tarsus:Attic bowls found at, 10; date of moldmadebowls
at, 10; faience bowl from, 7; imports from, 42
Techniqueof manufacture:4-5,25,36; chronologicalproblems associatedwith, 2, 32; tools used in, 4-5,411-413
Tel el-Maskhuta,silver bowl from: 3480
Telemachos, named on Thasian amphora:107
Telephos: 22
Telesiphron,Knidian eponym: 112
Tendrils,floral(MI): on floralbowls, 18; on plaster casts
from Mitrahinet,9; on RothschildBowl, 8
Terminology:3-4, 44; for deposits, 96
Terracotta,figurines:31, 32, 40, 41; Roman plaque, 105.
See also Deposit Summaries,passim
Thalinbrotidas,Knidian eponym: 102, 10921
Thasian amphora:101, 107
Theaidetos, Rhodian eponym: 102
Thebes, Seven against:24
Theophrastos,founder of games in honor of Ptolemy III:
12
Theseus, Labors of (MI): 23-24
Thessalonike,motifs on bowls from: 21
Theuphantos,Knidian eponym: 102
Tholos, propylonsouth of: 101
Thompson,H. A.: 1, 9, 14, 158,16, 38, 107, 108, 109, 110.
See also Group A-Group E
Thrace, silver vase from: 3480
Thyrsos:21
Tod, Treasureof: 34
Torch race (MI): 19
Toukh-el-Qarmous,Treasureof: 6, 8, 13
Triton (MI): 19, 25, 27
Tritoness (MI): 19, 27
Trophy (MI): 21, 24
Turkishpottery: 103, 105
136
INDEX
Undecoratedmoldmadebowls:5, 32, 405
A: 17,23,25,26,29,30,31,33,36,103,109,110,
Workshop
111
Vergina,paintedtombat: 23
Vouni, silver bowl from: 3480
Waage,F.: 10
C.: 22
Watzinger,
Wearon molds:5, 32-33, 44-45
Wells:reliability
of fillforestablishing
95.See
chronology,
also DepositSummaries,
passim
WestSlopedecoration:
24, 38, 39, 294,406-408
Wheelmadepottery:24-25, 31, 32, 39
Wheel-runmotifson bowls:36
Wine,mixingof: 15
Wingedman(MI):30
Woman,decoratingtrophy(MI):21, 25
playingdoublepipe(MI):19
Workshops:
1,4,25-32.SeealsoApollodoros,
Bion,WorkA
shop
P.: 20
Wuilleiumer,
Xenophanes,Rhodianeponym:106
Rhodianeponym:96
Xenophantos,
Xenophon,Rhodianeponym:105
Rhodianeponym:97, 101, 105
Xenostratos,
Xenotimos,Rhodianfabricant:104
Zahn,0.: 38
Zenon,Rhodianfabricant:108
Zeus(MI:Ganymede):andGanymede,22;on Athenian
bronzecoins,33, 95
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Hellenistic Pottery: Athenian and Imported Moldmade Bowls

Author(s): Susan I. Rotroff

THE AMERICANSCHOOLOF CLASSICALSTUDIESAT ATHENS

THE AMERICANSCHOOLOF CLASSICALSTUDIESAT ATHENS

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Libraryof Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

(The Athenian Agora; v. 22)

PRINTED IN GERMANY at J. J. AUGUSTIN, GLUCKSTADT

So wroteR M. Cookin 1960(GreekPainted

LIST OF PLATES .......................................................................................

ABBREVIATIONSAND BIBLIOGRAPHY ..................................................................

ARRANGEMENT OF THE CATALOGUE ..............................................................

FIGURES DERIVED FROM TERRACOTTAALTARS ............................................

LABORSOF THESEUS ........................................................................

W ORKSHOPOF BION .....................................................................

OTHER TYPESOF MOLDMADE BOWLS................................*.........................

TERMINOLOGYAND CONVENTIONS .............................................................

Adriani = A. Adriani, "Un vetro dorato alessandrinodal Caucaso,"Bulletin de la Societe Archeologique

IV, i, Ceramicsand IslamicCoins,ed. F. 0. Waage,Princeton1948, pp. 1-60

Baur,P. V. C., "MegarianBowls in Yale University,"AJA 45, 1941, pp. 229-248

Braun = K Braun,"Der Dipylon-Brunnen

vanUfford,L., "Unbol d'argenthellenistiqueen Suede,"BABesch48, 1973,pp. 119-123

ABBREVIATIONS AND BIBLIOGRAPHY

Corinth= Corinth:Results of ExcavationsConductedby the AmericanSchool of ClassicalStudies at Athens

Le musee egyptien2, 1907, pp. 57-62

Brooklyn,New York 1956

LocustValley,New York 1956, pp. 80-109

Gruben,G., "Der Dipylon-Brunnen

Harden,D. B., "TheCanosaGroupof HellenisticGlassesin the BritishMuseum,"JGS10, 1968,pp.21-47

45, 1976, pp. 1-40

ABBREVIATIONS AND BIBLIOGRAPHY

Kroll,J. H., "Revisionsin EarlyHellenisticChronology:NumismaticAppendix,"AthMitt89, 1974,pp.

Bouzek,Prague1974, pp. 13-76

Price,M. J., "TheNew-StyleCoinageof Athens:Some Evidencefromthe BronzeIssues,"NC,ser. 7, 4,

AJA 62, 1958, pp. 369-377

Schreiber, T., Die alexandrinischeToreutik,Leipzig 1894

Periods,ed. H. Goldman,Princeton1950, pp. 149-296

et d'histoire46, 1929,pp. 68-76

Young,R. S., "An IndustrialDistrictof Ancient Athens,"Hesperia20, 1951, pp. 135-288

ABBREVIATIONS AND BIBLIOGRAPHY

1895-1898,edd. T. Wiegandand H. Schrader,Berlin 1904, pp. 394-449

knownas the "Megarian

whichdecoratedthem wouldhavebeen particularly

Bowls foundin the excavationsof the AmericanSchoolof ClassicalStudiesin the AthenianAgora

elsewhereas well, and some wereimportedto Athens.Examplesof importsthatmade theirway to the

Agorainventory.About halfof thoseareincludedin the Cataloguein this volume.An attempthas been

of Thompson'sdeposits(GroupsA-E) may be foundin the Appendix.Moreelaborateshapesbuilton a

conjunctionwith the totallywheelmadepotteryof the same shapes.

Objectsfromthe Agoranot cataloguedherearereferredto by theirAgorainventorynumbers,whichare

includeda considerableamountof detailaboutthe coins and stampedamphorahandleswhichserveto

In 1883 Otto Benndorf

The partsof the bowl may be describedas follows:

Nymphaeanelumbo:broadroundedpetal with centralrib, the tip bendingforward(375).

ano TOUoxhpaTog OUT); 6vopao6ev,

nlappiAoqtv rAooaia;. Pnyx, pp. 83-84.

Smallfern: small, pointed ribbedleaf (25, 26, 111).

The processby which the bowls were manufactured

a calyx.The thirdis an eggfora largeovoloor egganddart All threeareconicalin shape,withthe design

riorsof the bowlsshowwheelmarks,as do the outturnedrims,whichwerenot moldedbutwheelmade.It

Moldmadebowlsappearedsuddenlyin Athensearlyin the lastquarterof the 3rdcentury.Theydidnot

bowls,5andthereareno metalparallelsof Hellenisticdateforfiguredmoldmadebowls.Nonethelessthere

The palm,the roundedNymphaealotus,pointedNymphaea

ORIGINS OF THE ATHENIAN MOLDMADE BOWL

caeruleaand broadNymphaeanelumbopetalsarenativeto Egypt.Moresignificant,hemispherical