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    HoB 502: Gray Ware round-mouthed jug. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Gray Ware round-mouthed jug

Date
Context: early to third quarter of 7th c BC, Lydian
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
P65.127
Material
Ceramic
Object Type
Pottery
Pottery Shape
Round-Mouthed Jug
Pottery Ware
Lydian Grayware
Pottery Attribution
Site
Sardis
Sector
HoB
Trench
HoB
Locus
HoB Lydian II - Other Bothroi
B-Grid Coordinates
W28 - W30 / S110 - S115 *98.3 - 98.1
Findspot
W28-30 / S110-115 *98.3-98.1
Description

Gray Ware. Many joining fragments of rim, body, base, and handle of round-mouthed jug. Plain rim; straight-sided neck; gently rounded shoulder; slightly compressed globular body; flat base; vertical strap handle from mid-body (only the stump preserved). Exterior, wheel-burnished.

Analyzed by Kealhofer and Grave (Kealhofer, Grave, and Marsh 2013: sample AIA 927).

Dimensions
H. 0.135, Diam. of rim 0.12, Diam. of base 0.07, Th. 0.004–0.006.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
Author
GGD