R8 Cat. HoB 245
Pottery
Ceramic
Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC (Early Lydian)
Fragment of foot of a geometric krater. Bichrome with white slip on exterior. Painted decoration consists of black diagonal crosshatching within a square enclosed by a white band. Additional diagonal crosshatching to the side of the white band, and a...
R8 Cat. HoB 246
Pottery
Ceramic
Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC (Early Lydian)
Neck of dull Black on Red trefoil-mouthed jug, preserved from the shoulder to near the rim. Entire neck painted with four rows of an evenly spaced checkerboard pattern consisting of alternately filled and reserved squares and rectangles.
R8 Cat. HoB 247
Pottery
Ceramic
Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC (Early Lydian)
Spool handle of a bowl or jar. Buff Ware, considerable white inclusions in the body clay. Brownish-black X painted within a rectangle on the vertical band handle. Polished on exterior.
R8 Cat. HoB 248
Pottery
Ceramic
Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC (Early Lydian)
Body sherd of a closed vessel. Buff micaceous clay. Brown band below which is a standing concentric circle or semicircle. Could be the other way up. Polished on exterior.
Imported?
R8 Cat. HoB 249
Pottery
Ceramic
Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC (Early Lydian)
Fragment of shoulder and neck of a painted round-mouthed jug. Black and dark brown on red thin-walled jug. Broad dark brown line bordered by two thinner black lines at the juncture of the shoulder and neck of the jug. From the lower black band is a s...
R8 Cat. HoB 250
Pottery
Ceramic
Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC (Early Lydian)
Fragment from the body of a remarkably thin and elegant globular Gray Ware jug. Oblique, polished ridges beginning just above the curve of the belly go down the body at two angles, converging toward a central vertical band. Above these ridges, a line...
R8 Cat. HoB 251
Miscellaneous
Terracotta
Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC (Early Lydian)
Two fragments of an oven or furnace grate. Coarse fabric and inclusions of gravel. Raised edge, and grate holes.
R8 Cat. HoB 252
Pottery
Ceramic
Early Iron Age (Early Lydian)
Ledge rim fragment decorated with short radiating red bands in groups of four. Raised band below rim, with tiny groove below. Exterior surface carefully smoothed. Broad reddish band below rim on interior.
Protogeometric, imported?
R8 Cat. HoB 253
Pottery
Ceramic
Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC (Early Lydian)
Two joining fragments of small shallow bowl with stub of handle. Stub of boss also at base of handle. Exterior, reserved panel below rim, decorated with wavy black line between two horizontal black lines. Reddish paint lower on body and around handle...
R8 Cat. HoB 254
Pottery
Ceramic
Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC (Early Lydian)
Rim fragment of Black on Red geometric bowl. Exterior below ledge rim, two horizontal black lines flanking a row of dots; below, pendent concentric semicircles alternating with crosshatched triangles. Exterior smooth but not polished. Interior plain....
R8 Cat. HoB 255
Pottery
Ceramic
Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC (Early Lydian)
Ledge rim fragment, painted in black glaze. Reserved band below top edge and under rim with band in same glaze below on exterior. Stump of handle with black line painted around its left side. Interior below rim, a thin band painted red. Overall groun...
R8 Cat. HoB 256
Pottery
Ceramic
Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC (Early Lydian)
Fragment of shoulder and neck of a Black on Red round-mouthed jug with stump of handle. Neck has concentric circles or semicircles. At handle base height, two horizontal black lines, a wavy line, and another horizontal line. Polished inside.
R8 Cat. HoB 257
Pottery
Ceramic
Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC (Early Lydian)
Two joining fragments of shoulder of Black on Red jug. Concentric standing semicircles (painted without a compass) imitating sub-Mycenaean. Two horizontal lines with traces of pendent semicircles below.
R8 Cat. HoB 258
Pottery
Ceramic
Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC (Early Lydian)
Tiny fragment of neck of a small jug. Black on Red, with hatched triangles.
R8 Cat. HoB 259
Pottery
Ceramic
Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC (Early Lydian)
Fragment of small closed vessel. Local fabric, Brown on Buff. Thick zigzag painted below horizontal line.
R8 Cat. HoB 260
Pottery
Ceramic
Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC (Early Lydian)
a: Rim of Gray Ware shallow bowl with stump of handle. b: Gray Ware horizontal loop handle with knob preserved. Both sides would have been attached to the pot. c: Foot of a Gray Ware cup with outward sloping walls.
R8 Cat. HoB 261
Pottery
Ceramic
Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC (Early Lydian)
Neck and shoulder of small jug, probably trefoil. Buff fabric, white gritty inclusions, extremely micaceous. Undecorated.
R8 Cat. HoB 262
Pottery
Ceramic
Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC (Early Lydian)
Fragment of the wall of a pithos with a band of oblique crosshatching; heavily incised pattern (to a depth of ca. 0.0015 m) made with a round-ended implement. Lower edge of pattern defined by a raised band. Pattern is similar to that found on other p...
R8 Cat. HoB 263
Pottery
Ceramic
Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC (Early Lydian)
Small Gray Ware knob or boss with impressed X made by a round shaped implement such as a small bone that was pressed in the clay. Had been attached to a pot. Was apparently cut down for reuse as a stopper or game piece. Compare HoB 209 and PC 62 from...
R8 Cat. HoB 264
Pottery
Ceramic
Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC (Early Lydian)
Twenty-one fragments of rim, shoulder, and base of a large pithos. Thickened rim marked on the exterior by pressed thumb prints that were probably used to stick on more clay for a yet thicker rim. Oblique slashes added at the base of the neck. Neck f...
R8 Cat. HoB 265
Weaving Equipment
Terracotta
Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC (Early Lydian)
Rounded shape, slightly biconical, tapering toward the top. Grayish-brown micaceous clay. Sizeable hole in middle. Shows a great deal of wear.
R8 Cat. HoB 266
Jewelry and Ornaments
Stone
Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC (Early Lydian)
Oblong stone bead; brecciated stone. Perforated through the length of the bead with holes on both ends; perforation is closer to the surface along one side. Surface is smooth. There were no signs of abrasion or percussion under a binocular microscope...
R8 Cat. HoB 267
Glass, Jewelry and Ornaments
Glass
Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC (Early Lydian)
Small bead with perforated hole through the center. Golden yellow color with crackly surface. According to von Saldern (Sardis M6, p. 108, cat. no. 846), probably the earliest piece of glass from Sardis.
R8 Cat. HoB 268
Pottery
Ceramic
Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC (Early Lydian)
Fragment of vertical loop handle; yellowish-buff micaceous clay. Exterior black concentric circle within part of the vertical loop handle with black band on handle. Interior and exterior polished but not smoothed.
R8 Cat. HoB 269
Pottery
Ceramic
Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC (Early Lydian)
Turned ring foot fragment. Orangish-buff clay. Interior and exterior streaky dark slip with a narrow reserved band at the base of exterior.