• r8-hob-196-10
    HoB 196: Buff Ware lid with knob handle. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Buff Ware lid with knob handle

Date
Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC, Early Lydian
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
P66.115
Material
Ceramic
Object Type
Pottery
Pottery Shape
Lid
Pottery Ware
Lydian Plainware
Pottery Attribution
Site
Sardis
Sector
HoB
Trench
HoB
Locus
HoB Lydian IV - Deep Sounding C
B-Grid Coordinates
E1 - W5 / S104 - S109 *95.5 - 95.2
Findspot
E1-W5 / S104-109 *95.5-95.2
Description
Domical lid with ledge rim and rounded, concave knob on top. Brownish-buff coarse clay with some mica. Two holes pierced on either side of knob, and areas worn on exterior of knob from a string. Wear shows also on interior of lid. Traces of reddish-brown slip on exterior. Traces of burning on interior and exterior.
Dimensions
H. 0.035, H. of knob 0.008, Diam. of rim 0.095, Diam. of knob 0.03, Th. 0.007.
Comments
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Author
AR