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Fragment of an Attic Black Figure Cassel Cup

Date
Ca. 530 BC, Late Lydian (Persian)
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
P64.038
Material
Ceramic
Object Type
Pottery
Pottery Shape
Cassel Cup
Pottery Ware
Attic Black Figure
Pottery Attribution
Site
Sardis
Sector
HoB
Trench
HoB
B-Grid Coordinates
W15 - W18 / S119 - S117 *99.7 - 99.5
Description
Fragment. Exterior: alternating added purple and black tongues, encircled by three lines, two rows of small dots, and three more concentric circles. Part of a figure is preserved at the top of the fragment. Interior glazed. The combination occurs on Cassel cups and is derived from Siana cups.
Dimensions
P.H. 0.023; P.W. 0.03; Th. 0.002.
Comments
Cf. Agora XXIII, 65 and no. 1746, pl. 112 for a figure on a Cassel cup. G. M. A. Richter, CVA New York MMA 2, 12; ABFV 62.
See Also
Bibliography
Author
NHR