Athenian Agora Excavations - Publications, excavation reports, excavation notebooks, contexts, objects, plans and drawings, and photos from the Agora
Corinth Excavations - Publications, excavation reports, excavation notebooks, contexts, objects, plans and drawings, and photos from Ancient Corinth
Alison Frantz Photos - Images by photographer and archaeologist Alison Frantz (1903-1995) depicting Archaic and Classical sculpture, Greek archaeological sites and various finds. The collection was created between the late 1940’s – early 1970’s.
Dorothy Burr Thompson Photos - Images from Dorothy Burr Thompson (1900–2001), excavator and leading expert in ancient terracottas. The collection covers the period 1923-1955, and includes images from her travels in Greece, Turkey and Italy. In addition to the archaeological information, the collection is a mosaic of information about architecture, landscapes and customs that no longer exist.
Archaeological Photos - Documents the field activities of the American School from its establishment in 1881 until WW II, with valuable and rare images recording restoration of the Erechtheum on the Acropolis in the early 20th c., the identification of the Choregic Monument of Nikias on the South Slope of the Acropolis, the discovery of the Sanctuary of Eros and Aphrodite on the North Slope of the Acropolis in the 1930’s, the excavations at the site of Dionysus in northern Attica, the restoration of the Lion of Amphipolis, and general views of Athens.
Historical Photos - Various photographs from the archives in the Gennadius Library documenting moments of Greek history, from the late 19th to the early 20th century. Photos are collected from the Dragoumis family, the papers of Athanasios Souliotis, Nikolaos Mavris and others, as well as from the papers of author Stratis Myrivilis who fought in the Balkan Wars and the Greek-Turkish War (1919-1922).
Ion Dragoumis Letters - Letters of diplomat and Greek Parliament member Ion St. Dragoumis, covering the period 1895-1920. The Macedonian struggle, the Balkans and the Ottoman Empire, the Greek language and the use of the Demotic, are some of the issues that appear in Dragoumis’ correspondence.
Top: Marble relief of Eros, from Sanctuary of Eros and Aphrodite. The marble shows signs of burning, especially on the back of the slab. It shows a nude boy in profile to the right. Very low relief, details are carefully rendered, workmanship is comparati
Fragment of figure from the Erechtheum frieze. Only part of the left arm and the left breast are preserved, but the flat back with dowel holes, and the size of the figure are certain indication that it belongs to the frieze.
Two deep bowls, Late Mycenaean (LH III). They have two handles extending diagonally from the body of the vase. The interior is often painted, but in some cases there is only a painted band at the rim both within and without. The handles are, as a rule, p
Two cooking pots on three legs (LH III). They have one or two handles extending from the shoulder to the rim. The clay is coarse and gritty, of a grayish brown color turned to black where the vase was most exposed to the smoke. The shape is very common.
Sherds of Mycenaean Ware (LH III). LH III pottery is very abundant. Top row: Earlier, more elaborately decorated pottery. The most common type of deep bowl with two handes. Bottom row (left center): Kylix, also very common. Bottom row (right): The frag
Two pitchers, Late Mycenaean period (LH III). Handles extending from the shoulder to the neck or to the lip. The decoration consists mainly of parallel lines. Very common shape.
Two undecorated vases. Left: Large askos of a shape which occurs in the Late Mycenaean period. The body of the vase, which is perfectly round, was made on the wheel. The clay is reddish-buff in color, and the surface is highly polished. Related to Yello
Relief with two winged figures on Pentelic marble. Broken all around and at the back; found in a late wall. Part of two winged figures in low relief are preserved. At the upper edge the background curves gently forward. This small fragment is part of a fr
