East Greek krater
- Date
- Context: last quarter of 8th c BC, Lydian
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- P65.222
- Material
- Ceramic
- Object Type
- Pottery
- Pottery Shape
- Krater
- Pottery Ware
- East Greek Geometric
- Pottery Attribution
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- HoB
- Trench
- HoB
- Locus
- HoB Lydian III - Central Area
- B-Grid Coordinates
- W2 - W5 / S97 - S101 *97.4
- Findspot
- W2-5 / S97-101 *97.4; E5 / S95 *98.0–97.60; E5 / S100 *97.50–97.00; W2–5 / S97–100 *97.4; W0–5 / S101–105 *97.4; W4–6 / S98–101 To *97.4; W0–5 / S101–103 *97.4; W3–6 / S101 *97.8–97.6; W1–5 / S94–100 *97.4–97.2; W3 / S97 *97.2; W1–4 / S93–96 *97.6–97.2; W1.5–5 / S94–96 *97.6
- Description
Large krater, imported. Everted rim, with repeated pattern of radiating straight lines made with a nine-tipped multiple brush on the flat top of the rim. Exterior: painted with a wide band below rim, covering short neck. Wide reserved panel (0.07 high) between handles is decorated with groups of small concentric circles in groups of three with vertical wavy lines ending in a hook at the bottom between circles. Handle area is painted black. Wall of body has at least three wide reserved bands, each with three horizontal lines painted in a diluted glaze. Bands of Brown on Buff fabric alternate with reserved bands, and these continue on the foot. The band on the bottom of the foot is particularly thick followed by three thinner lines. A raised ridge runs along the foot within this band. Additionally, the interior had thick bands that are spaced further apart than those on the exterior. Exterior is polished.
Analyzed by M. Kerschner (sample Sard 48), and by Kealhofer and Grave (Kealhofer, Grave, and Marsh 2013: sample AIA 3771).
- Dimensions
- H. of wall from rim 0.072, W. of handle 0.04, W. of foot 0.065, Diam. of foot 0.18.
- Comments
- See Also
- Bibliography
- Author
- AR