• r8-hob-48-10
    HoB 48: Handle of a large pithos. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

    Handle of a large pithos

    Report 8: Ordinary Lydians at Home: The Lydian Trenches of the House of Bronzes and Pactolus Cliff at Sardis (2021) Cat. HoB 48
    Date
    Context: Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age, Late Bronze Age; Early Lydian
    Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
    P12.061
    Material
    Ceramic
    Object Type
    Pottery
    Pottery Shape
    Pithos
    Pottery Ware
    Lydian Plainware
    Pottery Attribution
    Site
    Sardis
    Sector
    HoB
    Trench
    HoB
    Locus
    HoB LBA/EIA - Deep Sounding C
    B-Grid Coordinates
    E4 - W4 / S101.5 - S103 *94 - 93.7
    Findspot
    E4-W4 / S101.5-103 *94.0-93.7
    Description
    Fragment of a vertical band handle with a small spine from a large pithos. Red coarse clay with large quartz inclusions. Creamy slip on exterior. Coarse fabric of an extremely thick-walled pithos. Has a horizontally punctured hole that resembles a lug handle. Hole appears to have been pierced at either side, meeting in the middle. Vessel shows signs of burning on the interior.
    Dimensions
    H. 0.01455, W. of handle 0.051, Th. 0.025.
    Comments
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    Author
    AR

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