• r8-hob-490-10
    HoB 490: Gray Ware amphora. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Gray Ware amphora

Date
Context: early to third quarter of 7th c BC, Lydian
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
P65.191
Material
Ceramic
Object Type
Pottery
Pottery Shape
Amphora
Pottery Ware
Lydian Grayware
Pottery Attribution
Site
Sardis
Sector
HoB
Trench
HoB
Locus
HoB Lydian II - Bothros East of Building G
B-Grid Coordinates
W29 - W31 / S114 - S115 *98.2 - 97.2
Findspot
W29-31 / S114-115 *98.2-97.2 ⁓ South Side
Description
Many joining fragments of rim, neck, shoulder, and handle of Gray Ware amphora. Out-curving rim; wide neck; gentle transition from neck to shoulder; vertical strap handles (only stumps preserved) from neck to shoulder.
Dimensions
H. 0.0118, Diam. of rim 0.24, Th. 0.005–0.007.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
Author
GGD