• r8-pc-72-10
    PC 72: Cut-down omphalos with Black on Red decoration. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

    Cut-down omphalos with Black on Red decoration

    Report 8: Ordinary Lydians at Home: The Lydian Trenches of the House of Bronzes and Pactolus Cliff at Sardis (2021) Cat. PC 72
    Date
    Context: 9th to 6th c BC, Lydian
    Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
    P60.208
    Material
    Ceramic
    Object Type
    Pottery
    Pottery Shape
    Omphalos Phiale
    Pottery Ware
    Lydian Painted - Black on Red - Patterned
    Pottery Attribution
    Site
    Sardis
    Sector
    PC
    Trench
    PC
    Locus
    PC Zone 1
    B-Grid Coordinates
    *88 - 87.5
    Findspot
    Zone 1 * 88.00–87.50
    Description
    Black on Red omphalos. A black band follows the circumference of the boss. Within the circle are two diagonally crosshatched triangles that meet at their points. The remainder of the boss is red-slipped. Underside also red-slipped. This has clearly been cut down for reuse, perhaps as a stopper or a game piece.
    Dimensions
    H. 0.015, Diam. 0.035.
    Comments
    See Also
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    Author
    NHR

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