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    HoB 48: Handle of a large pithos. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Handle of a large pithos

Date
Context: Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age, Late Bronze Age; Early Lydian
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
P12.061
Material
Ceramic
Object Type
Pottery
Pottery Shape
Pithos
Pottery Ware
Lydian Plainware
Pottery Attribution
Site
Sardis
Sector
HoB
Trench
HoB
Locus
HoB LBA/EIA - Deep Sounding C
B-Grid Coordinates
E4 - W4 / S101.5 - S103 *94 - 93.7
Findspot
E4-W4 / S101.5-103 *94.0-93.7
Description
Fragment of a vertical band handle with a small spine from a large pithos. Red coarse clay with large quartz inclusions. Creamy slip on exterior. Coarse fabric of an extremely thick-walled pithos. Has a horizontally punctured hole that resembles a lug handle. Hole appears to have been pierced at either side, meeting in the middle. Vessel shows signs of burning on the interior.
Dimensions
H. 0.01455, W. of handle 0.051, Th. 0.025.
Comments
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Author
AR