• m10-cor-95-10
    Cor 94 (base fragment) is on the left, Cor 95 (shoulder fragment) is on the right. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Fragments of an Early Corinthian Football (Gourd) Aryballos

Date
Ca. 620-590 BC, Lydian
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
P96.036
Material
Ceramic
Object Type
Pottery
Pottery Shape
Football (Gourd) Aryballos
Pottery Ware
Early Corinthian
Pottery Attribution
Site
Sardis
Sector
HoB
Trench
HoB
B-Grid Coordinates
E0 - E5 / S105 - S110 *99.5
Findspot
found in 1962
Description
Shoulder fragment. Single incisions mark the five remaining segments. Added red and white alternate with black glaze in the segments as follows: red, black, white, black, red. Glaze: glossy and black. Clay: fine and smooth. Yellow-gray in hue. Munsell no. 2.5 YR 7/2 (light gray).
Dimensions
P.H. 0.033; P.W. 0.041; Th. 0.003--0.006
Comments
Cf. Cor 94 with refs.
See Also
Bibliography
Author
JS