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.
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Inscribed sherds. Top row left to right: Fragment of ribbon handle. On the outer surface, painted in white: "KA} LO {S". Fragment of black glazed kylix put together from several pieces. Scratched on the outside "ATHENAIAIAN". Fragment of the rim of a
Black-figured sherds. Top row left to right: Fragment of the lid of a lekanis. A race(?). The hindquarters of the first horse and the forepart of the second. Late sixth century B.C. Two fragments of the slightly concave side of a small vase with excellen
Left: Fragment of little master band cup. Combat. {Acropolis I 1630 a-c}. Right: Fragment of kantharos. Athena and Hermes: The Judgment of Paris {Acropolis 2153}. Third quarter of the sixth century B.C.
Fragments of a white ground kylix. Left: the inside of a kylix. A draped figure seated to the left on a camp-stool covered by a lion skin. Preserved: the thighs of the figure in an elaborate himation the folds of which lie in patterned formation along t
Fragments of a white ground kylix. Same as AK 1013, except for another fragment added to the outside view of the fragment AK 1013 Right. This fragment shows the helmeted head of a warrior to the left, with part of the spear or goard in his hand.
Fragments of a white ground kylix. Top: Woman hastening to left {Acropolis II 431a}. The exterior of AK 1016 (right). Bottom: same as AK 1013 (right).
Fragments of a white ground kylix. I. Seated figure (Warrior? Athene?): on the exterior: upper zone, woman hastening to left; lower zone, Kosmos. In this photograph the interior of the cup is shown. The left fragment is the same as AK 1013 (Left). By c
Fragment of a white ground kylix. On the exterior, quadriga. {Acropolis II 429 and II 431}. On the outside is a helmeted head of a warrior to the left, with part of the spear or goad in his hand (top centre fragment). The fragment on the right {42
Kotyle. Combat. On either side are three warriors. One leads a horse. Flanking him to right and left are other warriors with helmet, shield, spear, and greaves. Under either handle, a dolphin. Late sixth century B.C.
Foot of the vase with impressed owls. Fragment of the foot of a black glazed kylix. Durig the making of the pot, the potter has stamped the impression of an owl many times around the reserved edge of the foot. The birds are upside down in relation to the
Red-figured sherds. Top Let: Fragment of plaque. Two loops of the tail of a Triton or a large snake. Top Right: Fragment of plaque. Athena Promachos to left: her raised right arm (a snake bracelet) and one of the snakes on her aegis. Cf. the several bla
Little master cup. Two fragments of a kylix with straight rim; eyes at the handles. Both fragments mended from many pieces. On either side, between the eyes, a reclining youth wrapped in a cloak. From his hands springs the stalks of a vine. Late sixth c
Pasiades vase. Two fragments of the sharply angled shoulder (with a moulded ring around the top) and two more fragments of the side of a white ground lekythos. The signature of the artist incised at the start of the neck. A domestic scene(?). At the rig
Black-figured plaque sherds. Left: Two fragments of a small plaque, one mended from two pieces. A woman to left. The upper front part of the woman is missing, but part of her face and large ear is yet visible. She wears a wreath on her straying locks. N
Six Archaic terracotta heads. Top left: Very fine head, has "Ionic" features, slanting eyes, and sharply prominent chin. Top centre and top right: not published. Bottom left: A fine head shows the abolition of stephane and elaborate curling coiffure.
A terracotta head of a woman. The eyes are better rendered than in earlier figurines, the mouth quite straight with a short upper lip, and the chin prominent and full. The hair is divided in the center and contained in a kirchief. The whole head was origi
Female figure from Erechtheum frieze with new fragment added.
Two fragments from Erechtheum frieze. Left: Tiny fragment of drapery with a smooth surface in the back, found among the small marble chips collected from different parts of the excavation. Its attribution to the frieze, which is based on the smooth back,
Erechtheum frieze: female face. Upper part of female head, much weathered on the top. The deeply set eyes, the high eyebrows, and a distinct furrow on the forehead lend a serious almost melancholy expression to the face.
Erechtheum frieze. Part of draped figure standing in a chariot. The surface is much weathered.