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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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  • Fragment of an Attic Black Figure Little Master Band Cup
    Fragment of an Attic Black Figure Little Master Band Cup

    M10 Cat. Att 64

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    ()

    Fragment of rim and small part of reserved band on exterior. Thin reserved band inside the rim. Only top of head preserved.

  • Fragment of an Attic Black Figure Droop Cup (?)
    Fragment of an Attic Black Figure Droop Cup (?)

    M10 Cat. Att 65

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 540-510 BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Fragment. Exterior: upright interlaced lotus buds on reserved handle zone. Interior glazed.

  • Fragment of an Attic Black Figure Cassel Cup
    Fragment of an Attic Black Figure Cassel Cup

    M10 Cat. Att 66

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 530 BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Fragment. Exterior: alternating added purple and black tongues, encircled by three lines, two rows of small dots, and three more concentric circles. Part of a figure is preserved at the top of the fragment. Interior glazed. The combination occurs on ...

  • Fragment of an Attic Black Figure Cassel Cup
    Fragment of an Attic Black Figure Cassel Cup

    M10 Cat. Att 67

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 530-500 BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Fragment of lip. Exterior: black-glaze band at the rim and another narrow band over alternating purple and black tongues separated by vertical lines. Three more narrow horizontal lines and upper part of an ivy wreath. Interior: reserved band near the...

  • Fragment of an Attic Black Figure Type A Cup
    Fragment of an Attic Black Figure Type A Cup

    M10 Cat. Att 68

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    525-500 BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Fragment of bowl of an eye cup. The inner corner of a left eye partially preserved and, to the right, the small heel of a dancing figure. Sclera of the eye reserved. The second band of the eye was originally covered with white. Interior: black glazed...

  • Fragment of an Attic Black Figure Type A Cup
    Fragment of an Attic Black Figure Type A Cup

    M10 Cat. Att 69

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 500 BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Fragment of bowl of an eye cup. Three circles of iris and pupil, from outside inward: added white, added purple, and black. A thin line above is the eyebrow. Trace of black lip at top. Interior: black glazed.

  • Fragment of an Attic Black Figure Type A Cup
    Fragment of an Attic Black Figure Type A Cup

    M10 Cat. Att 70

    Pottery

    Ceramic

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

    Fragment of rim and bowl. Exterior: Dionysus, reclining on his left elbow, looks to left over his right shoulder. Right hand may be holding a cup. Drapery falls over his left shoulder. He is bearded and wears an ivy wreath. Added red is used for bear...

  • Fragment of an Attic Black Figure Type A (?) Cup
    Fragment of an Attic Black Figure Type A (?) Cup

    M10 Cat. Att 71

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    ()

    Fragment of bowl. Exterior: draped buttocks (?) behind a bed (?) or chariot (?). Indistinct remains. Drapery lines and two horizontal lines in front of the figure are incised. Interior: black glaze.

  • Fragment of an Attic Black Figure Type A (?) Cup
    Fragment of an Attic Black Figure Type A (?) Cup

    M10 Cat. Att 72

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    ()

    Fragment of body. Exterior: torso of an old man, bearded, with his head turned to the left. His beard has incised strokes and was painted white. His right arm, crossing his body, holds a staff. He wears a robe with a double line at the neck and a flo...

  • Fragment of an Attic Black Figure Type B Cup
    Fragment of an Attic Black Figure Type B Cup

    M10 Cat. Att 73

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 500 BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Fragment of the tondo and stem. Exterior: black glazed. Interior: in the tondo, a nude, dancing ithyphallic satyr. Torso, arms, legs, and tail preserved. Incision for internal details. White paint, now worn off, depicted a fillet held in his right ha...

  • Fragment of an Attic Black Figure Type B Cup
    Fragment of an Attic Black Figure Type B Cup

    M10 Cat. Att 74

    Pottery

    Ceramic

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

    Fragment of bowl. Exterior: body of a running male figure. At top left, part of a tunic with two white dots; his left knee below, with two short incised lines. Two ivy vines with leaves shown as dots. Interior: black glaze.

  • Fragment of an Attic Black Figure Type C Cup
    Fragment of an Attic Black Figure Type C Cup

    M10 Cat. Att 75

    Pottery

    Ceramic

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

    Fragment of wall. Torso of a (dead?) man. Incisions for the chest and ribs. Interior: black glaze.

  • Fragments of an Attic Black Figure Type C Cup
    Fragments of an Attic Black Figure Type C Cup

    M10 Cat. Att 76

    Pottery

    Ceramic

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

    Two non-joining fragments depicting a dancer. A: part of arm and body. B: body and one leg. Tunic has added red, misfired. Interior: black. Not certainly Attic.

  • Fragment of an Attic Black Figure Cup of Indeterminable Type
    Fragment of an Attic Black Figure Cup of Indeterminable Type

    M10 Cat. Att 77

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    ()

    Fragment of body. Exterior: a dipinto, sigma or nu, at left, and part of a figure (?) to the right. Interior: black glaze.

  • Fragment of an Attic Black Figure Cup of Indeterminable Type
    Fragment of an Attic Black Figure Cup of Indeterminable Type

    M10 Cat. Att 78

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    mid-6th C. BC (Lydian)

    Tiny fragment of a cup wall. Exterior: neck, mane, and right ear of a forward facing panther. Neck is purple. Interior: black glaze

  • Attic Black Figure Skyphos Fragment
    Attic Black Figure Skyphos Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 79

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    mid-6th C. BC (Lydian)

    Wall fragment. Exterior: black fillet with added purple. Interior: black, with (at least) two widely spaced bands of added purple. Directly opposite the fillet on exterior, the interior is inset. The bands are reminiscent of the band skyphoi by Hermo...

  • Attic Black Figure Skyphos Fragment
    Attic Black Figure Skyphos Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 80

    Pottery

    Ceramic

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

    Fragment of body. Exterior: the wing of a winged beast (a sphinx?). Large purple blob on wing. Interior: black glaze.

  • Attic Black Figure Skyphos Fragments
    Attic Black Figure Skyphos Fragments

    M10 Cat. Att 81

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 480 BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Fragments of body. Exterior: dancing satyr facing maenad, also dancing, or fending off his advances, with her draped left arm stretched out behind her. The ithyphallic satyr is naked, with light horizontal incision for his hairy chest. His left leg i...

  • Attic Black Figure Skyphos Base Fragment
    Attic Black Figure Skyphos Base Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 82

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 470 BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Fragment of lower body and torus foot. Exterior: reserved area of the scene shows the hind legs of four horses (eight legs) and a chariot wheel. Incised lines only roughly related to painted areas. At right, lower part of a palmette. A black band bel...

  • Attic Black Figure Skyphos Base Fragment
    Attic Black Figure Skyphos Base Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 83

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 470 BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Fragment of base. Exterior: reserved area of the scene shows the lower part of a palmette and, next to it, three vertical lines. D. von Bothmer (personal communication) calls this a Haimonian palmette. A purple dot on the palmette. Horizontal band; b...

  • Attic Black Figure Komast Skyphos Fragment
    Attic Black Figure Komast Skyphos Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 84

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    no later than ca. 570 BC (Lydian)

    Body fragment. Exterior: tendrils of a lotus flower and a rosette from near handles. Incision used for details; the petals of the rosette alternate black and added red. Interior: black glaze.
    By an early komast painter, such as the Beziers Komast Pain...

  • Attic Black Figure Band Skyphos
    Attic Black Figure Band Skyphos

    M10 Cat. Att 85

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    600-550 BC (Lydian)

    Forty-nine fragments of a nearly complete cup, which, however, lacks the upper third of the body on one side and small fragments from the foot and other side. The lip is everted, the foot low and flared. The handles rise markedly from their point of ...

  • Attic Black Figure Band Skyphos Fragment
    Attic Black Figure Band Skyphos Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 86

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 550 BC (Lydian)

    Two joining fragments. Above band, the palmette and tendril from near the handle, and next to it, the wing, tail, feet, and part of the body of a siren. Added purple on the heart of the palmette, on the tail feathers, and for tiny dots on the belly. ...

  • Attic Black Figure Band Skyphos Fragments
    Attic Black Figure Band Skyphos Fragments

    M10 Cat. Att 87

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    550-525 BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    The shape is sometimes known as a Hermogenean skyphos. Ten fragments of the lip and body. Side A, four pieces join to make about one-quarter of the circumference at the lip, including the central motif of the reserved handle zone (a four-horse chario...

  • Attic Black Figure Plate Fragment
    Attic Black Figure Plate Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 88

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    575-550 BC (Lydian)

    Fragment. Interior: central tondo and surrounding frieze. In tondo, part of a floral cross is preserved with the end of a curling tendril. A series of four concentric lines separates the tondo from frieze, on which are preserved the forelegs and fore...