Dickinson College Commentaries

Official Ancient Athenian Olpe

A red clay jug with much of its glaze missing except for a small black stripe on the shoulder and at the rim, and a large black marking on the top third of the vessel.

Rhodian Amphora Handle Stamped with the Head of Helios

A clay handle with a stamp containing two lines of Greek lettering and a figure's head

Stamped Rhodian Amphora from the Athenian Agora

A section of a clay vessel with a stamp in the middle, containing two lines of Greek lettering.

Fragmentary Waterclock (Klepsydra)

A fragmented vessel with two handles on either side and a small spout at the bottom.

Funeral Lekythos with Relief Carving

The main body of a vessel, decorated with a relief carving of two people, as well as a single word of Greek lettering

Fragment of a Dedicatory Inscription Later Reused as a Door Sill

A rectangular block of marble with two lines of Greek lettering, preserved on the right side but worn away on the left side. A large notch is cut away from the right hand edge.

Detail from a Large Hoard of Athenian Tetradrachms

A detail of a number of small metal coins stuck together, many with the visible Greek lettering "ΑΘΕ"

Fragment of an Inscribed Funerary Lekythos

A large section of a marble vessel with a depiction of three figures, with badly worn Greek lettering above each figure's head.

Fragment of a Shallow Marble Basin

An irregularly shaped white marble fragment with a line of Greek lettering along the rim

Greek Inscribed Marble Base for a Bronze Statue

A tall rectangular marble base with lines of Greek lettering and three wreath motifs with more Greek lettering within.