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Fragment of an Attic Black Figure Droop Cup (?)

Date
Ca. 540-510 BC, Late Lydian (Persian)
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
P96.052
Material
Ceramic
Object Type
Pottery
Pottery Shape
Droop Cup
Pottery Ware
Attic Black Figure
Pottery Attribution
Site
Sardis
Sector
PN
Trench
PN
B-Grid Coordinates
W282.30 / S334.00 to *87.50
Findspot
found in 1965
Description
Fragment. Exterior: upright interlaced lotus buds on reserved handle zone. Interior glazed.
Dimensions
P.H. 0.02; P.W. 0.02; Th. 0.0025.
Comments
Cf. Boardman, “Old Smyrna,” 166. The fragment could also come from a Siana or band cup. P. N. Ure, "Droop Cups," JHS 52 (1932) 55--71 and F. Villard, REA 48 (1946) 171--72; Agora XII, 91.
See Also
Bibliography
Author
NHR