• r8-hob-275-10
    HoB 275: Pithos with incised groove decoration. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

    Pithos with incised groove decoration

    Report 8: Ordinary Lydians at Home: The Lydian Trenches of the House of Bronzes and Pactolus Cliff at Sardis (2021) Cat. HoB 275
    Date
    Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC, Early Lydian
    Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
    P12.102
    Material
    Ceramic
    Object Type
    Pottery
    Pottery Shape
    Pithos
    Pottery Ware
    Lydian Plainware
    Pottery Attribution
    Site
    Sardis
    Sector
    HoB
    Trench
    HoB
    Locus
    HoB Lydian IV - Deep Sounding A
    B-Grid Coordinates
    W0 - W2 / S88 - S95 *95 - 94.6
    Findspot
    W0-2 / S88-95 *95.0-94.6
    Description
    Large body fragment of coarse pithos. Reddish-buff clay with some mica. Finger-made groove. Below, three rows of incised diagonal marks alternate in direction, making a herringbone pattern. Below this is a field of crosshatching with large diamonds.
    Dimensions
    W. 0.16, L. 0.108, Th. 0.0225.
    Comments
    See Also
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    Author
    AR

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