R8 Cat. HoB 438

Metalwork

iron

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

Three joining fragments of iron. Heavily corroded. Flat side tapers to form a rounded end; the edges are flanged; two rivets are preserved.

R8 Cat. HoB 377

Pottery

Ceramic

Context: last quarter of 8th c BC (Lydian)

Globular jug with flat base and vertical band handle. High, narrow neck. Original surface well smoothed, now worn away. Part of a cache with HoB 374, HoB 375, and HoB 376.

R8 Cat. HoB 711

Pottery

Ceramic

Context: later 7th to mid-6th c BC (Lydian)

Four fragments of rim, neck, shoulder, and handle of amphora in cooking ware. It is rare to have a pot of this shape in this fabric. Everted and thickened rim; nearly vertical neck; articulated sharp transition at the join between neck and shoulder; ...

R8 Cat. HoB 724

Pottery

Ceramic

Context: later 7th to mid-6th c BC (Lydian)

Intact skyphos, similar to HoB 723.

R8 Cat. HoB 376

Pottery

Ceramic

Context: last quarter of 8th c BC (Lydian)

Fine Gray Ware jug with vertical round handle. High, flaring neck with vertical rim. Spherical body with small, flaring ring foot. Similar to Phrygian models. Fine polished surface. Part of a cache with HoB 374, HoB 375, and HoB 377.

R8 Cat. HoB 215

Pottery

Ceramic

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

Squat, globular body of a feeder. Part of body and all of nipple with hole preserved. Cf. baby feeders from Pactolus Cliff: PC 12, PC 136.

R8 Cat. PC 136

Pottery

Ceramic

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

Approximately half of a globular Gray Ware baby feeder, preserving whole profile except the spout and handle. Surface burnished. Cf. PC 12 and baby feeders from HoB: HoB 215 (from a ninth- or eighth-century level in Deep Sounding C) and HoB 344.

R8 Cat. HoB 30

Pottery

Ceramic

Context: Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age (Late Bronze Age; Early Lydian)

Many joining pieces of cooking pot with complete profile. Thinner walls and finer fabric than is usual for a cooking pot. Band handle from rim to belly, with finger depression at join with belly. Row of short diagonal slashes around lower neck. Light...

R8 Cat. HoB 93

Pottery

Ceramic

Context: Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age (Late Bronze Age; Early Lydian)

Body fragment of carinated bowl with everted rim. Orangish-buff micaceous clay. Exterior, streaky brown bands. Interior, streaky dark brown. Interior and exterior smoothed. Found with HoB 94 and HoB 92.

R8 Cat. PC 37

Pottery

Ceramic

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

A Gray Ware object of uncertain function. Finished on one side, starting to rise just at the break. Hole in the center is neatly finished. Other side left rough. Compare the unusual objects (“spools”) from HoB, HoB 536, HoB 537, and HoB 539, that see...

R8 Cat. HoB 765

Pottery

Ceramic

Context: later 7th to mid-6th c BC (Lydian)

Rim and neck of Waveline amphora or hydria. Handle stump preserved. Rim, thickened and out-turning. Nearly vertical, slightly flaring towards rim. A row of small repair holes were made along the end of the neck. Dark paint on clay surface. Exterior, ...

R8 Cat. HoB 1

Pottery

Ceramic

9th or early 8th c BC (Early Lydian)

Joining fragments of large cup with complete profile. Orangish-buff micaceous clay. Slightly everted rim; globular body; vertical strap handle; flaring ring foot. Dark brown, thick band at rim with pendent concentric semicircles. Two incised lines at...

R8 Cat. HoB 375

Pottery

Ceramic

Context: last quarter of 8th c BC (Lydian)

Nearly spherical jug. Buff fabric. Traces of Black on Red decoration on much worn surface. Recessed lines appear on opposite sides of the shoulder but do not join nor do they go around the entire circumference of the vessel. Smooth scar of oval, vert...

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 34

Weaving Equipment

Terracotta

Context: Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age (Late Bronze Age; Early Lydian)

Loom weight lightly fired. Fabric is slightly micaceous. Temper: chaff. A hole pierced through, top to bottom. Bottom is slightly concave (missing a piece/eroded?). Uniform texture, more like mudbrick than pottery. Surface is powdery. Loom weight is ...

R8 Cat. HoB 374

Pottery

Ceramic

Context: last quarter of 8th c BC (Lydian)

Deep bowl or dish with low flaring foot. Exterior: a series of standing concentric semicircles on a line. Interior, two thick lines with a series of evenly spaced crosshatched squares composed of thick lines that sometimes obscure the reserved little...

R8 Cat. HoB 209

Pottery

Ceramic

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

Flat-ended projecting lug, cylindrical in section and impressed with two diagonal lines forming an X. Made by a round shaped implement such as a small bone that was pressed in the clay. Was apparently cut down for reuse, perhaps as a game piece. Dark...

R8 Cat. PC 120

Pottery

Ceramic

Context: Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age (Late Bronze Age; Early Lydian)

Small fragment of cup. Preserved from just below the nicked rim to lower part of handle band. Four black on buff vertical lines, and vertical zigzags on both sides of the lines. Interior black-glazed. Two other East Greek fragments were found nearby ...

R8 Cat. PC 62

Pottery

Ceramic

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

Fragment of a large round cooking pot with a boss. The boss was impressed in two directions, making an X across the top surface. Made by a round-shaped implement such as a small bone that was pressed in the clay. The broken fragment was apparently cu...

R8 Cat. HoB 58

Pottery

Ceramic

Context: Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age (Late Bronze Age; Early Lydian)

Two joining shoulder fragments of a large pithos. Incised decoration consists of a band of criss-crossed lines making a diamond pattern, and below that, three rows of diagonal hatching making a herringbone pattern. Above and below these patterns, a d...

R8 Cat. PC 8

Pottery

Ceramic

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

A Black on Red omphalos, cut down from a large phiale, presumably to be used as a stopper or game piece. A black ring encircles the omphalos, and four diagonally crosshatched triangles meet in the center. Upper side burnished, and underside red-slipp...

R8 Cat. HoB 119

Metalwork

Iron

Context: Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age (Late Bronze Age; Early Lydian)

Heavily corroded on surface, but metal preserved in the core. Broad flat blade, roughly rectangular.

Early Iron Age. Compare to HoB 237.

R8 Cat. HoB 730

Pottery

Ceramic

Context: later 7th to mid-6th c BC (Lydian)

Slightly arched lid with vertical loop handle. Straight vertical edge. Rectangular cutout for a spoon. A fine gold-colored wash inside and out. Compare PC 60.

R8 Cat. HoB 397

Pottery

Ceramic

Context: last quarter of 8th c BC (Lydian)

Fragment of a krater with Black on Red checkerboard alternating with black and reserved squares. Reddish-buff micaceous clay. Ledge rim is polished. Cf. HoB 393, cup with similar pattern.

R8 Cat. HoB 306

Pottery

Ceramic

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

Large, horizontal lug handle with vertical perforated hole in center closest to rounded rim; notched at sides. Handle smoothed. Light gray micaceous clay. Small traces of silvery wash. Cf. HoB 70.