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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 Glaze Oinochoe (?) Fragment
    Attic Black Glaze Oinochoe (?) Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 146

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    ()

    Rim.

  • Attic Black Glaze Handle Fragment
    Attic Black Glaze Handle Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 234

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    ()

    Handle.

  • Lower Body Fragment of an Attic Black Glaze Lekythos
    Lower Body Fragment of an Attic Black Glaze Lekythos

    M10 Cat. Att 150

    Pottery

    Ceramic

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

    Lower body. Added purple on fillet at the base of the body.

  • Attic Black Glaze Lekythos Fragment
    Attic Black Glaze Lekythos Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 151

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    ()

    Fragment of rim with neck and handle attachment. Glazed inside lip; glaze much worn.

  • Attic Black Glaze Lekythos Fragment
    Attic Black Glaze Lekythos Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 152

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    ()

    Rim fragment.

  • Attic Black Glaze Lekythos Fragment
    Attic Black Glaze Lekythos Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 156

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    ()

    Fragment of bottom of a ribbed squat lekythos. Disk foot reserved. Ribbed on inside, bottom ridged.

  • Lower Portion of an Attic Black Glaze Amphoriskos
    Lower Portion of an Attic Black Glaze Amphoriskos

    M10 Cat. Att 158

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    575-550 BC (Lydian)

    Foot and lower body. Conical foot with a small cone on the underside. Reserved: outer face of the foot, underside of the foot and cone. Glaze is streaky in one area.

    Probably among the earliest Athenian black-glaze pieces to arrive at Sardis. Although...

  • Attic Black Glaze Krater Fragment
    Attic Black Glaze Krater Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 161

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    late 4th C. BC (Hellenistic)

    Fragment of rim of a kantharoid column-krater. Out-turned molded rim with deep overhang. Beginning of spur preserved. Fine black glaze on exterior, duller on interior. Clay gray from fire. The piece is not Attic, according to tests made by chemical a...

  • Attic Black Glaze Krater Fragment
    Attic Black Glaze Krater Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 165

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    ()

    From near the base.

  • Attic Black Glaze Lekanis Fragment
    Attic Black Glaze Lekanis Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 167

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 450 BC? (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Fragment of rim and body. Projecting flange for lid, thumb spur, and part of horizontal ribbon handle preserved. Top of rim reserved. Glazed inside and out.

  • Attic Black Glaze Lekanis Fragment
    Attic Black Glaze Lekanis Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 168

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 450-400 BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Stem of knob of lid. Vertical stem, sawed off and smoothed, and part of the lid. Abrasion or saw marks clearly visible. Very fine black glaze. Possibly prepared for a secondary purpose, such as a stopper or a game piece. However, it may have had a se...

  • Attic Black Glaze Lekanis Fragment
    Attic Black Glaze Lekanis Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 169

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 425-400 BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Fragment of rim with flange for lid, thumb spur, and base of handle preserved. Reserved: projecting handle zone, with black-glazed diagonal step pattern. Interior misfired.

  • Half of an Attic Black Glaze Stemmed Dish
    Half of an Attic Black Glaze Stemmed Dish

    M10 Cat. Att 171

    Pottery

    Ceramic

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

    About half preserved. Rim and groove reserved. Found with mixed sixth- and fifth-century material, including Att 41 (krater by the Polos Painter), Att 102 (floral band cup), and Att 172, a similar shape. Perhaps Att 171 and Att 172 were meant to be a...

  • Attic Black Glaze Stemmed Dish Fragment
    Attic Black Glaze Stemmed Dish Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 172

    Pottery

    Ceramic

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

    Fragment of rim and wall. Rim and groove halfway down wall reserved.

  • Attic Black Glaze Stemmed Dish Fragment
    Attic Black Glaze Stemmed Dish Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 173

    Pottery

    Ceramic

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

    Foot fragment. Slight torus; flat upper edge to foot. Fillet reserved with added purple at join of foot to body. Reserved band at the edge of the underside of the foot.

  • Attic Black Glaze Stemmed Dish Fragment
    Attic Black Glaze Stemmed Dish Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 174

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 500 BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Fragment of lip and body. Thickened lip slopes outwards. At junction of lip and wall a raised flat fillet, painted with added purple, and a recessed narrow band on top and bottom.

  • Attic Black Glaze Stemmed Dish Fragment
    Attic Black Glaze Stemmed Dish Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 175

    Pottery, Graffito

    Ceramic

    Ca. 500 BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Fragment of foot and floor of bowl. Reserved: resting surface, recessed bottom with circle and dot, and center of floor with circle and dot. Graffito on glazed inner edge of the foot: five lekythoi or alabastra (?), with round bottoms and square tops...

  • Attic Black Glaze Band Cup Fragment
    Attic Black Glaze Band Cup Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 178

    Pottery, Graffito

    Ceramic

    Ca. 550 BC (Lydian)

    Fragment of body. Lydian graffito incised in band ]ursisbil [, translated by R. Gusmani as "X, (son) of Y, the (priest?), dedicated (?) . . . ." Its Attic manufacture has been confirmed by chemical analysis (Appendix 2, sample AP 18b).

  • Attic Black Glaze Band Cup Fragment
    Attic Black Glaze Band Cup Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 183

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    ()

    Wall fragment with reserved band.

  • Attic Black Glaze Band Cup Fragment
    Attic Black Glaze Band Cup Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 186

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    ()

    Wall fragment with reserved band.

  • Attic Black Glaze Type B Cup Fragment
    Attic Black Glaze Type B Cup Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 190

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 500 BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Fragment of stem. Interior of the stem reserved at center. Very fine glaze.

  • Attic Black Glaze Type C Cup Fragment
    Attic Black Glaze Type C Cup Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 191

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 525 BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Fragment of lip and body.

  • Attic Black Glaze Type C Cup Fragment
    Attic Black Glaze Type C Cup Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 192

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 500 BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Fragment of stem. Two narrow, shallow, reserved grooves on lower part of the stem. Glazed within stem, and reserved area on interior in center of the cup. Very fine black glaze. May be from a red-figure cup.

  • Attic Black Glaze Band Cup Fragment
    Attic Black Glaze Band Cup Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 185

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    ()

    Wall fragment with reserved band

  • Attic Black Glaze Type C Cup Fragment
    Attic Black Glaze Type C Cup Fragment

    M10 Cat. Att 194

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 475 BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Fragment of foot and body. A fillet at junction of foot and body. Outer face of the foot and resting surface reserved. Center of stem inside reserved with circle and dot in the center. Added red on fillet. This may be an acrocup with a deep bowl and ...