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    HoB 170: Large Brown on Buff jug. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Large Brown on Buff jug

Date
Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC, Early Lydian
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
P13.184
Material
Ceramic
Object Type
Pottery
Pottery Shape
Jug
Pottery Ware
Lydian Painted - Brown on Buff
Pottery Attribution
Site
Sardis
Sector
HoB
Trench
HoB
Locus
HoB Lydian IV - Deep Sounding C
B-Grid Coordinates
W3 - W6 / S97 - S100 *95.5 - 95
Findspot
W3-6 / S97-100 *95.5-95.0
Description
Shoulder of large jug. Buff micaceous clay. Exterior has a purplish-brown band at neck of jar. On shoulder, concentric circles with a dot in center of each; a wavy line between two bands below. Traces of burning.
Dimensions
H. 0.116, W. 0.106, Th. 0.00920.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
Author
AR