• r8-pc-96-10
    PC 96: East Greek bird bowl. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

East Greek bird bowl

Date
Context: 9th to 6th c BC, Lydian
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
P60.103
Material
Ceramic
Object Type
Pottery
Pottery Shape
Bird Bowl
Pottery Ware
East Greek - Bird Bowl
Pottery Attribution
Site
Sardis
Sector
PC
Trench
PC
Locus
PC Zone 1
B-Grid Coordinates
*90 - 89.5
Findspot
Zone 1 *90.00–89.50
Description
Rim fragment of a bird bowl. Simple, vertical rim with a tapering lip. Buff, fine fabric. Exterior has painted decoration consisting of a nested diamond with oblique crosshatching and a series of vertical lines. Polished on exterior. Black slip on interior.
Dimensions
L. 0.026, W. 0.025, Th. 0.003; rim too small to provide a Diam.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
Author
NHR