Greek Geometric jug
- Date
- Late 8th c BC, Lydian
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- P60.159
- Material
- Ceramic
- Object Type
- Pottery
- Pottery Shape
- Jug
- Pottery Ware
- East Greek
- Pottery Attribution
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- PC
- Trench
- PC
- Locus
- PC Zone 2A, PC Zone 3
- B-Grid Coordinates
- *88
- Findspot
- Zone 2A *88.00; joining fragments from Zone 3, diagonal cut *88.5
- Description
Large jug of buff fabric with rich black painted decoration. Lower neck of jar (barely preserved) is black. Shoulder has a reserved panel of horizontal bands, alternating between zigzags and vertical wiggly and straight lines (made with the same five-tipped multiple brush). These bands are separated by thick horizontal lines. Below the widest part of the belly, a group of streaky horizontal bands. The lower part of the body and the exterior of foot are solid black. Underside of foot unglazed.
Late eighth century, but the context in which it was found was not secure.
- Dimensions
- Diam. of foot 0.14, Th. 0.004.
- Comments
- See Also
- Bibliography
- Author
- NHR