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HoB 353: Greek Geometric krater. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
Greek Geometric krater
- Date
- Late Geometric period (second half of the 8th c BC), Lydian
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- P66.041
- 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
- W4 / S94 *96.4
- Findspot
- W4 / S94 *96.4
- Description
Fragment of belly of a Greek Geometric krater. Buff clay with fine black inclusions; little mica. Exterior: brown paint on smooth, buff slip; small panels arranged in bands with meanders, zigzags, and vertical lines. Also a band of horizontal zigzags. Interior has shades of brown.
This is the standard fabric for Teos, and should be dated in the Late Geometric period, second half of the eighth century, according to M. Kerschner (personal communication, Sardis, July 1–2, 2016).
- Dimensions
- H. 0.067, W. 0.065, Th. 0.008.
- Comments
- See Also
- Bibliography
- Author
- AR