• r8-pc-64-10
    PC 64: Greek Geometric jug. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

    Greek Geometric jug

    Date
    Late 8th c BC, Lydian
    Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
    P60.159
    Material
    Ceramic
    Object Type
    Pottery
    Pottery Shape
    Jug
    Pottery Ware
    East Greek
    Pottery Attribution
    Site
    Sardis
    Sector
    PC
    Trench
    PC
    Locus
    PC Zone 2A, PC Zone 3
    B-Grid Coordinates
    *88
    Findspot
    Zone 2A *88.00; joining fragments from Zone 3, diagonal cut *88.5
    Description

    Large jug of buff fabric with rich black painted decoration. Lower neck of jar (barely preserved) is black. Shoulder has a reserved panel of horizontal bands, alternating between zigzags and vertical wiggly and straight lines (made with the same five-tipped multiple brush). These bands are separated by thick horizontal lines. Below the widest part of the belly, a group of streaky horizontal bands. The lower part of the body and the exterior of foot are solid black. Underside of foot unglazed.

    Late eighth century, but the context in which it was found was not secure.

    Dimensions
    Diam. of foot 0.14, Th. 0.004.
    Comments
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    Author
    NHR