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This area allows you to search for and learn about artifacts published by the Sardis Expedition. Currently (2020) the database consists of artifacts in the exhibition and catalog “The Lydians and Their World” (Yapı Kredi Vedat Nedim Tör Museum, Istanbul, 2010); Judith Schaeffer, Nancy Hirschland Ramage, and Crawford H. Greenewalt, jr., Sardis M10: Corinthian, Attic, and Lakonian Pottery; Jane Evans, Sardis M13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts; Georg Petzl, Sardis M14: Greek and Latin Inscriptions, Part II: Finds from 1958 to 2017; G.M.A. Hanfmann ve N.H. Ramage, Sardis R2: Sculpture from Sardis: The Finds through 1975; and A. Ramage, N.H. Ramage, ve Gül Gürtekin-Demir, Sardis R8: Ordinary Lydians at Home: The Lydian Trenches of the House of Bronzes and Pactolus Cliff at Sardis. In coming years we intend to add objects from other Sardis Reports and Monographs.

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  • Attic Black Figure Amphora Fragment
    Attic Black Figure Amphora Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 13

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    late 6th C. BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Wall fragment. Parts of two draped figures, both facing left. On the figure to the right, a woman, white paint is used for the arms and hands. Traces of purple paint, as well as much incision on garments. Possibly Ionian black glaze.

  • Attic Black Figure Amphora Fragment
    Attic Black Figure Amphora Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 14

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    late 6th C. BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Wall fragment of an amphora (?). Parts of the bare legs of a man, with interior details shown by incision. At left, a trace of drapery and perhaps the leg of a horse. Turned brown by fire.

  • Attic Black Figure Amphora Fragments
    Attic Black Figure Amphora Fragments

    M10 Cat. Att 15

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 490 BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Eleven fragments of a Type B belly amphora. Two large and one small section of a figured panel. Also preserved is the profile of most of the rim and the scar of the handle attachment (on C). Black glaze on interior of the rim. The panel is bordered a...

  • Attic Black Figure Amphora
    Attic Black Figure Amphora

    M10 Cat. Att 16

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    ()

    Legs of a man, preserved only at the knee area. Right leg seen in profile, left leg frontally. Incision on both legs.

  • Attic Black-Figure Lekythos Fragment
    Attic Black-Figure Lekythos Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 33

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    ()

    Shoulder fragment with a palmette, similar to the above.

  • Attic Black-Figure Hydria Fragment
    Attic Black-Figure Hydria Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 18

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 520-500 BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Wall fragment. Edge of reserved panel with border of ivy. At right, a female arm, painted in white, and small part of her black belt with three horizontal incised lines. Unglazed on interior. The ivy border is typical of the Leagros Group.

    D. von Both...

  • Attic Black-Figure Olpe Fragment
    Attic Black-Figure Olpe Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 19

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 500 BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Fragment of upper body. Leto or Artemis and Apollo with kithara, partially preserved. Forehead and nose of Apollo at left of fragment and outstretched fingers of his left hand can be seen behind the strings of the kithara. White paint used for the fa...

  • Attic Black-Figure Olpe Fragment
    Attic Black-Figure Olpe Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 20

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 510-490 BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Rounded rim and upper body. Panel on neck bordered at the top by a double net pattern within two horizontal lines. Bearded Dionysus faces left. On his shoulder are two white dots. Andrew J. Clark (by letter) has attributed this piece to the Painter o...

  • Attic Black-Figure Lekythos Fragment
    Attic Black-Figure Lekythos Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 21

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 540 BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Fragment of wall. Rump and tail of a donkey at left, facing left; at right, buttock and upper leg of a man, facing right. Interior ribbed horizontally, unglazed.

  • Attic Black-Figure Lekythos Fragment
    Attic Black-Figure Lekythos Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 22

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    late 6th or early 5th C. BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Wall fragment. Apparently a banquet scene with table and draped reclining man. Traces of horizontal and vertical strokes of white paint.

  • Attic Black-Figure Lekythos Fragment
    Attic Black-Figure Lekythos Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 23

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 500 BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Shoulder fragment. Palmette and part of spiral tendril; a second tendril from near the base of the neck and a trace of a tongue.

  • Lower Portion of an Attic Black-Figure Lekythos
    Lower Portion of an Attic Black-Figure Lekythos

    M10 Cat. Att 24

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    early 5th C. BC? (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Lower body. Foot broken off at join with body. Lower body is black; above this is a series of horizontal bands, alternately in black and purple. Trace of pattern on the reserved area.

  • Attic Black-Figure Lekythos Fragment
    Attic Black-Figure Lekythos Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 25

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    early 5th C. BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Wall fragment. At left, the leg and tail of a satyr walking left. In the center, Dionysus seated on a diphros. In front of him at right, another figure, draped, or perhaps a staff and a foot walking right. Painting much worn.

  • Lower Portion of an Attic Black-Figure Lekythos
    Lower Portion of an Attic Black-Figure Lekythos

    M10 Cat. Att 26

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    500-475 BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Foot and base of a black-figured lekythos. Disk-shaped foot, flat resting surface. Reserved: resting surface and outside edge of foot; also a band on lower body. Trace of the beginning of a panel, perhaps showing a foot. Glaze is thinly applied and s...

  • Attic Black-Figure Lekythos Fragment
    Attic Black-Figure Lekythos Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 27

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    500-450 BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Fragment of a white-ground lekythos. A man in a short tunic creeps to the right, amidst grape vines, one of which is preserved at the left. His cloak hangs down, and he may have carried a staff, seen at the right. The bottom of his tunic is shown by ...

  • Attic Black-Figure Lekythos Fragment
    Attic Black-Figure Lekythos Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 28

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    500-450 BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Shoulder and body fragment of a small lekythos. Head and shoulders of a chinless man with a shapeless nose and incised eye. Very badly worn. Trace of original reserved surface only near the man's right shoulder. Trace of black line which encircled th...

  • Attic Black-Figure Lekythos Fragment
    Attic Black-Figure Lekythos Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 29

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    470-450 BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Shoulder fragment. Palmette and tendrils with crude tongues above. The palmette is from the right of the handle. This scheme is used by both the Athena Painter (Athens NM 1133; ABL 175 and 246, no. 49, pl. 45:6) and the Beldam Painter; Att 29 is clos...

  • Attic Black-Figure Lekythos Fragment
    Attic Black-Figure Lekythos Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 30

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    470-450 BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Upper body fragment of a white-ground pattern lekythos. Horizontal bands below the shoulder; checker pattern of black and white rectangles in three rows. Below is a stemmed fruit cluster of ivy berries and an ivy wreath.

  • Attic Black-Figure Lekythos Fragment
    Attic Black-Figure Lekythos Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 31

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    first half of 5th C. BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Wall fragment. Lower portion of a painted panel. At right, legs of a standing male figure, facing left. In center, a draped figure seated to right on a stool. One of the two figures holds a staff. At far left, drapery and foot of a third figure (?). ...

  • Attic Black-Figure Lekythos Fragment
    Attic Black-Figure Lekythos Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 32

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    ()

    Shoulder fragment of a small lekythos. Two up-and-down palmettes in silhouette and two tendrils, one between the flowers and another encircling the neck. Extra dot of glaze purposely placed between a tendril and a palmette. A fine and delicate piece....

  • Attic Black-Figure Lekythos Fragment
    Attic Black-Figure Lekythos Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 34

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    early 5th C. BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Wall fragment. Tiny fragment of the lower left edge of a panel, with vertical border at left. The bottom edge on the panel is used as a ground line. A male figure runs or creeps to right; only his foot and a flowing chlamys falling behind are preserv...

  • Attic Black-Figure Lebes Fragment
    Attic Black-Figure Lebes Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 35

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 580 BC (Lydian)

    Wall fragment. Parts of two friezes from below the widest circumference of the pot. Upper frieze: a pendent lotus flower, a trace of a palmette to the left, and interlace. Cuff of the lotus has fine cross-hatching by incision. Most of the flower is p...

  • Attic Black-Figure Lebes Fragment
    Attic Black-Figure Lebes Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 36

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 580-560 BC (Lydian)

    Wall fragment. Head and shoulders of a panther, to left, with face frontal. Added red on the neck. Heavy incision for outline and internal details. Interior misfired red.

  • Attic Black-Figure Lebes Fragment
    Attic Black-Figure Lebes Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 37

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 570 BC (Lydian)

    Wall fragment from upper body. A man riding a horse. He sits low on the back of the horse with his hands out in front of him, his fingers extended and holding onto the reins, which show at both sides of the horse's neck. The rider wears a purple tuni...

  • Attic Black-Figure Lebes Fragment
    Attic Black-Figure Lebes Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 38

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    575-550 BC (Lydian)

    Wall fragment. Wing of a sphinx. Incision used for the wing outline and feathers. Curving wing bar has an overlay of purple paint. Interior black glazed. Dated in the second quarter of the sixth century, because of the purple on the wing and because ...