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    HoB 428: Bichrome amphora (?) . (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Bichrome amphora (?)

Date
Context: early to third quarter of 7th c BC, Lydian
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
P12.152
Material
Ceramic
Object Type
Pottery
Pottery Shape
Amphora
Pottery Ware
Anatolian? Bichrome
Pottery Attribution
Site
Sardis
Sector
HoB
Trench
HoB
Locus
HoB Lydian II - Building G
B-Grid Coordinates
W31 - W35 / S107 - S114 floor *98.5
Findspot
W31-35 / S107-114 *98.5 floor
Description

White Bichrome. Body sherd. Decoration black and added red over white slip. Exterior, circle with a red dotted band, and a red cross at center; two horizontal lines.

Analyzed by Kealhofer and Grave (Kealhofer, Grave, and Marsh 2013: sample AIA 3662).

Dimensions
L. 0.071, W. 0.079, Th. 0.005–0.008.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
Author
GGD