Painted Milesian transport amphora
- Date
- Late 8th c BC, Lydian
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- P65.269
- Material
- Ceramic
- Object Type
- Pottery
- Pottery Shape
- Transport Amphora
- Pottery Ware
- East Greek
- Pottery Attribution
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- HoB
- Trench
- HoB
- Locus
- HoB Lydian III - Central Area
- B-Grid Coordinates
- W0 - W5 / S101 - S103 *97.4
- Findspot
- W0-5 / S101-103 *97.4 floor
- Description
Neck, handle, and shoulder of a coarse Milesian transport amphora. Gritty body with yellowish slip and red paint. Thick ledge rim and two handles connecting from the neck to the shoulder. Thick red band around the rim and part of the neck. At the top of each handle, a thick band that comes down on both sides, but does not encircle the handle. At the base of each handle, a circular band. Going down the length of each handle are two interlaced lines. Two red bands encircle the lower neck. On the shoulder, a thick red line that splits into two curves on the top, with another set of two curves further down, the whole suggestive of a tree. Three incisions on the handle made while wet. Discoloration due to burning.
Late eighth century. Angular profile a bit unusual, according to M. Kerschner.
- Dimensions
- H. 0.20, Diam. of rim 0.20, Th. 0.007, W. of handles 0.038.
- Comments
- See Also
- Bibliography
- Author
- AR