• r8-pc-96-10
    PC 96: East Greek bird bowl. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

    East Greek bird bowl

    Report 8: Ordinary Lydians at Home: The Lydian Trenches of the House of Bronzes and Pactolus Cliff at Sardis (2021) Cat. PC 96
    Date
    Context: 9th to 6th c BC, Lydian
    Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
    P60.103
    Material
    Ceramic
    Object Type
    Pottery
    Pottery Shape
    Bird Bowl
    Pottery Ware
    East Greek - Bird Bowl
    Pottery Attribution
    Site
    Sardis
    Sector
    PC
    Trench
    PC
    Locus
    PC Zone 1
    B-Grid Coordinates
    *90 - 89.5
    Findspot
    Zone 1 *90.00–89.50
    Description
    Rim fragment of a bird bowl. Simple, vertical rim with a tapering lip. Buff, fine fabric. Exterior has painted decoration consisting of a nested diamond with oblique crosshatching and a series of vertical lines. Polished on exterior. Black slip on interior.
    Dimensions
    L. 0.026, W. 0.025, Th. 0.003; rim too small to provide a Diam.
    Comments
    See Also
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    Author
    NHR

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