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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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  • Introduction to Digital HoB and PC
    Sardis Expedition
  • Shallow bowl
    Shallow bowl

    R8 Cat. HoB 134

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC (Early Lydian)

    Body fragment of shallow bowl. Red micaceous clay; buff exterior with reddish brown paint. Exterior dark band along the rim of bowl and sets of vertical lines above a thick band below. Interior slipped black. Exterior smoothed. Similar to HoB 133.

  • Shallow bowl
    Shallow bowl

    R8 Cat. HoB 133

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC (Early Lydian)

    Rim and body of shallow painted bowl. Red micaceous clay with gray core. Exterior, reddish-brown band at rim below which are sets of vertical lines that rest on a thick streaky band. Interior, dark brown streaky. Interior and exterior smoothed. Simil...

  • Brown on Buff jug
    Brown on Buff jug

    R8 Cat. HoB 161

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC (Early Lydian)

    Neck and shoulder fragment of medium-sized jug; orangish-buff micaceous clay with gray core. Brown on Buff decoration. Exterior, on neck checkerboard pattern of alternating reserved and filled squares; on shoulder, two lines, below which are crosshat...

  • Small squat jar
    Small squat jar

    R8 Cat. HoB 505

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Context: early to third quarter of 7th c BC (Lydian)

    A single fragment of a small globular closed vessel with a crosshatched meander above a narrow horizontal line and butterfly pattern beneath. Very similar to HoB 504. The meander is slightly smaller than the other one, and the profile has a slight bu...

  • East Greek or Island lid
    East Greek or Island lid

    R8 Cat. PC 53

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Context: 9th to 6th c BC (Lydian)

    Fragment of a nearly flat lid in a fine cream-colored fabric. Brown painted decoration consists of two groups of six to seven parallel lines encircling the lid. Between these groups, a series of interlacing loops, each resembling an 8. Smoothed on th...

  • Oinochoe
    Oinochoe

    LATW Cat. 94

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 600-570 BC (Lydian)

    Large ceramic oinochoe. Ovoid body, relatively narrow neck with flaring trefoil rim. Wide streaky-glaze band over mid and lower body; exterior of neck and handle streaky-glazed. Four pendant hooks on shoulder, consisting of 11 concentric black bands,...

  • Corinthian Geometric Narrow-Necked Oinochoe
    Corinthian Geometric Narrow-Necked Oinochoe

    M10 Cat. Cor 1

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 750-720 BC (Lydian)

    Reconstructed. Portion of the trefoil mouth, body, and foot restored. Solid glaze on the trefoil mouth. Medium bands of black glaze on the neck (11), shoulder (3), and body (19). Similar bands on the exterior of the handle. A wide band of black glaze...

  • Corinthian Geometric Linear Kotyle Fragment
    Corinthian Geometric Linear Kotyle Fragment

    M10 Cat. Cor 2

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 750-720 BC (Lydian)

    Middle of LG. Large fragment from the rim of a kotyle, with a portion of the handle frieze. Exterior: a line of glaze on top of the lip and two horizontal lines of glaze below. In the handle frieze, vertical lines flank two joined triangles (this fam...

  • Early Protocorinthian Linear Kotyle Fragments
    Early Protocorinthian Linear Kotyle Fragments

    M10 Cat. Cor 4

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 720-690 BC (Lydian)

    Early in EPC. Eight fragments from the rim, body, and foot of a small, extremely fine (eggshell) kotyle. One handle stub remains. Exterior: two very thin lines of glaze near the rim. In the handle frieze, a series of vertical lines flanks two sets of...

  • Early Protocorinthian Linear Kotyle Fragment
    Early Protocorinthian Linear Kotyle Fragment

    M10 Cat. Cor 6

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 720-690 BC (Lydian)

    Late EPC. Fragment of rim and upper body. Exterior: two horizontal lines of glaze at the rim. In the handle zone, a bird faces to right next to a series of vertical bars. The type is transitional between the soldier bird and the wirebird. It has the ...

  • Early Protocorinthian Linear Kotyle Fragments
    Early Protocorinthian Linear Kotyle Fragments

    M10 Cat. Cor 7

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 720-690 BC (Lydian)

    Probably late EPC. Six fragments, from foot to mid-body. Two joined fragments from the foot and two from the wall. Exterior: fourteen horizontal lines, all evenly spaced, on the lower body. The base is completely glazed except for two reserved lines....

  • Early Protocorinthian Linear Kotyle Fragments
    Early Protocorinthian Linear Kotyle Fragments

    M10 Cat. Cor 8

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 720-690 BC (Lydian)

    Probably late EPC. A fragment with complete foot and three wall fragments. Exterior: horizontal lines, evenly spaced, on the lower body. What remains of the base is completely glazed. On the underside of the foot, a single, fine line of glaze marks t...

  • Middle Protocorinthian Linear Kotyle Fragment
    Middle Protocorinthian Linear Kotyle Fragment

    M10 Cat. Cor 18

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 670-650 BC (Lydian)

    Probably MPC-II. Two joining fragments, including the handle and part of the rim and upper body. Exterior: a thick horizontal line appears on the upper part of the handle; two horizontal lines decorate the rim; five horizontal lines remain on the upp...

  • Late Protocorinthian Round Pyxis Fragment
    Late Protocorinthian Round Pyxis Fragment

    M10 Cat. Cor 27

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 650-630 BC. (Lydian)

    Probably LPC. Fragment of an offset rim and handle. Exterior: remains of linear decoration in the handle zone; two vertical lines near the rim. Glaze: almost entirely vanished. Clay: fairly fine. Beige. Munsell no. 10 YR 7/3 (very pale brown).

    Accordi...

  • Lower Portion of a Late Protocorinthian Oinochoe
    Lower Portion of a Late Protocorinthian Oinochoe

    M10 Cat. Cor 30

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 650-630 BC. (Lydian)

    Probably LPC. Lower portion of a small vessel, possibly a small or miniature oinochoe. A band of glaze with broad lines of added red appears near the break; below are three thin lines of dilute glaze. Eight rays of varying thickness and length, their...

  • Late Protocorinthian Aryballos Fragment
    Late Protocorinthian Aryballos Fragment

    M10 Cat. Cor 43

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 650-630 BC. (Lydian)

    Probably LPC. Most of the mouth disk and the neck of an aryballos. The disk is flat with a very thin lip profile. The underside of the disk slopes down slightly to meet the neck. The eight concentric circles on the mouth disk are fairly even in execu...

  • Fragment of a Late Protocorinthian Linear Kotyle
    Fragment of a Late Protocorinthian Linear Kotyle

    M10 Cat. Cor 50

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 650-620 BC (Lydian)

    Late in LPC or early in TR. Small rim fragment. Exterior: two lines of glaze at the rim; one passes over the top of the lip. Six vertical lines and portions of four fat sigmas appear in the handle frieze. One of the vertical lines crosses over the ho...

  • Corinthian Transitional Skyphos Fragments
    Corinthian Transitional Skyphos Fragments

    M10 Cat. Cor 71

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 630-590 BC (Lydian)

    Late in TR or early in EC. Two fragments from the rim to mid-body, joined. Exterior: three horizontal lines near the rim. Five vertical bars and eight dabs remain in the handle zone. Both the body and the interior are glazed. Glaze: exterior, worn aw...

  • Corinthian Transitional Linear Kotyle Fragments
    Corinthian Transitional Linear Kotyle Fragments

    M10 Cat. Cor 75

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 630-590 BC (Lydian)

    Late in TR or early in EC. Nine fragments, some of them joined, composing most of a linear kotyle. One handle is fully preserved, as is the stub of the other handle. The foot is missing. Exterior: a single line of glaze on the preserved handle and tw...

  • Corinthian Transitional Linear Kotyle Fragment
    Corinthian Transitional Linear Kotyle Fragment

    M10 Cat. Cor 76

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 630-590 BC (Lydian)

    Late in TR or early in EC. Two joined fragments from near the foot. Exterior: portions of three horizontal lines remain near the top of the fragment, followed by a wide area of reserve, a wide glazed band, and a series of four partially preserved, wo...

  • Corinthian Transitional Kotyle Base Fragment
    Corinthian Transitional Kotyle Base Fragment

    M10 Cat. Cor 79

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 630-590 BC (Lydian)

    Late in TR or early in EC. A complete foot. Exterior: the bases of four rays, placed far apart, spring from a thin line of glaze at the juncture of the body and foot. A reserved line on the upper part of the foot ring is followed by a thicker line of...

  • Early Corinthian Alabastron Base Fragment
    Early Corinthian Alabastron Base Fragment

    M10 Cat. Cor 80

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 620-6590 BC (Lydian)

    Early in EC. The base of a small alabastron. Feline to right, with only his four paws preserved. Parallel curved incisions appear on the paws, straight lines in the legs. A small incised rosette is placed between the front and hind legs of the feline...

  • Upper Portion of an Early Corinthian Alabastron
    Upper Portion of an Early Corinthian Alabastron

    M10 Cat. Cor 99

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 620-590 BC (Lydian)

    A portion of the mouth, handle, neck, and shoulder of a small alabastron. Around the mouth are three thin concentric circles of glaze; on the shoulder, a series of tongues. The back of the handle is completely glazed. On the shoulder and upper body a...

  • Late Corinthian Warrior Aryballos Fragments
    Late Corinthian Warrior Aryballos Fragments

    M10 Cat. Cor 139

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 570-550 BC (Lydian)

    Two small fragments, joined. Preserved from the lower shoulder to mid-body. Tongues on the shoulder (portions of six remain), followed by two horizontal lines of glaze. A single warrior facing to right in the belly frieze is preserved from his cap-sh...