Dickinson College Commentaries

Fragment of a Votive Offering to Zeus Hypsistos

A marble fragment with two vertical cylinders and two lines of Greek lettering beneath them.

Statue Base for a Roman Emperor Found at the Ancient Athenian Agora

An square shaped chunk of marble with a single line of Greek lettering

Ostraka of Themistocles the Athenian General

A series of 12 circular clay objects with black glaze, each inscribed with the same line of Greek lettering.

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"