• m10-att-116-10
    Overview of fragment. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m10-att-116-20
    Drawing. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Attic Red Figure Head Vase Fragment

Date
early 5th C. BC, Late Lydian (Persian)
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
P96.060
Material
Ceramic
Object Type
Pottery
Pottery Shape
Head Vase
Pottery Ware
Attic Red Figure
Pottery Attribution
Site
Sardis
Sector
HoB
Trench
HoB
B-Grid Coordinates
W20 - W25 / S95 - S100 to *100.2
Findspot
found in 1962
Description
Fragment of head. Molded shape. Largely black for hair or sakkos, with a wavy line and heart-shaped leaves in added red. A small reserved area may be the forehead or neck.
Dimensions
P.H. 0.04; Th. 0.0025--0.008.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
Author
NHR