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84. Base and stand fragments Fig. 4, P1. 76
C-72-281 a, b. Base (a): H. 0.098, W. 0.21, rest.
D. 0.445, Th. 0.012. Stand (b): H. 0.125, W.
0.135, rest. D. 0.22, Th. 0.01. Stamp: H. 0.025,
W. 0.013.
Slightly impure, reddish yellow clay (5YR 7/6)
with predominantly gray inclusions; fine, pink
slip (7.5YR 7/4). A portion of the base with the
initial part of the stand is preserved in six joining
fragments; the top of the stand is preserved in nine
joining fragments. Eroded surface with chipping
and deep abrasions. Extremely worn matrix.
Hollow, cylindrical stand on a circular base with in-
verted echinus. At the top and bottom of the stand
are three ridges, under which is a weakly stamped
row of flattened tongues with a double border in re-
lief enclosing a series of about 35 little pearls (the
degree of wear of the matrix does not permit the de-
termination the exact number); another two ridges
are near the lower edge of the base.
Findspot: Well 1972-1, excavated in the south-
west area of the Forum, which has yielded material
datable at least as early as the Archaic period and no
later than the third quarter of the 4th century B.C."8'
84 was found in a context limited to the last quarter
of the 6th century B.C. (Lot 1972-21 1). The motif of
the tongues with little pearls suits this date, as it
seems to have enjoyed particular favor with Co-
rinthian artists during the last decades of the
century. 1 82
510-500 B.C.
85. Stand fragments P1. 76
P 6563. H. 0.063, W. 0.085, est. D. of shaft ca.
0.20, Th. 0.009. Stamp: H. 0.025, W. 0.019.
Agora XII, no. 1858, p. 367, pl. 89.
Porous, very pale brown clay (1OYR 7/4) with
predominantly gray inclusions; polished surface.
A small part of the original circumference is preserved
in two non-joining fragments; cracked sur-
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face with traces of fingerprints. Very worn
matrix.
Hollow, cylindrical stand, modeled with a group of
at least five ridges; under these is stamped at irregu-
lar heights and intervals a row of wide, flattened
tongues with a double border enclosing a row of an
undeterminable number of little pearls.
Findspot: Athenian Agora, deposit E-P 12-14,
most of which is dated to the late Archaic period but
was not deposited before the middle of the 5th cen-
tury.183 The stamped motif suggests a date around
500 B.C.184
86. Stand fragment P1. 76
C-62-279. H. 0.061, W. 0.097, rest. D. of shaft
0.22, Th. 0.012. Stamp: H. 0.010, W. 0.012.
Slightly impure, very pale brown clay (1OYR
7/4) with predominantly gray inclusions, big
white grains, and rare particles of terracotta bits;
very thin, very pale brown slip (1OYR 8/3). A
small part of the original circumference is pre-
served; slightly eroded surface with some incrusta-
tion. Slightly worn matrix.
Hollow, cylindrical stand with two ridges; the upper
ridge is decorated with oblique, dotted hatching
made with a punch with seven or more points. The
matrix used to make the impression below was com-
posed of two closely set elements: there is a row of
pairs of tongues with a double border, which alter-
nately encloses 20 and 23 little pearls.
Findspot: Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore.I85 The
fragment was found in an undatable context (Lot
1953). The tongue motif with its pearl border sug-
gests a date towards the end of the 6th century B.C.186
87. Stand fragment P1. 77
IPG 1970-10. H. 0.099, W. 0.088, est. D. ca.
0.28, Th. 0.027.
Very impure, pink clay (5YR 8/4) at the core
with predominantly red inclusions; very pale
181 Williams, 1980, pp. 107-108, note 2, fig. 2. For the 1972 excavations conducted in the Forum area, see
Williams and Fisher, 1973.
182Cf. 72, 75, 82, 85, and 86.
183 Agora XII, p. 389, E-P 12-14, fig. 25.
184 See footnote 182 above.
185 See footnote 178 above.
186 See footnote 182 above and 72.