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Debris from a Public Dining Place in the Athenian Agora (Hesperia Supplement vol 25)

By Susan I. Rotroff , John H. Oakley

Book information

Year
1992
ISBN
0876615256, 9780876615256
LCC
DF287.A23 R68 1992
Open Library ID
OL1562316M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
30 MB (31773799 bytes)
Edition
Volume XXV
Pages
170\256
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

In 1972 a large deposit of pottery and other finds from the mid-5th century B.C. were found in a pit just west of the Royal Stoa in the Athenian Agora. It contained many fragments of figured pottery, more than half of which were large drinking vessels. 21 fragments were inscribed with a graffito known to be a mark of public ownership. The authors conclude that the pottery is refuse from one of the public dining facilities that served the magistrates of Classical Athens. The volume examines the archaeological context and chronology of the deposit and gives a detailed analysis of all the finds. A complete catalogue arranges the finds by type and in chronological order.

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