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    HoB 356: Painted Milesian transport amphora. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Painted Milesian transport amphora

Date
Late 8th c BC, Lydian
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
P65.269
Material
Ceramic
Object Type
Pottery
Pottery Shape
Transport Amphora
Pottery Ware
East Greek
Pottery Attribution
Site
Sardis
Sector
HoB
Trench
HoB
Locus
HoB Lydian III - Central Area
B-Grid Coordinates
W0 - W5 / S101 - S103 *97.4
Findspot
W0-5 / S101-103 *97.4 floor
Description

Neck, handle, and shoulder of a coarse Milesian transport amphora. Gritty body with yellowish slip and red paint. Thick ledge rim and two handles connecting from the neck to the shoulder. Thick red band around the rim and part of the neck. At the top of each handle, a thick band that comes down on both sides, but does not encircle the handle. At the base of each handle, a circular band. Going down the length of each handle are two interlaced lines. Two red bands encircle the lower neck. On the shoulder, a thick red line that splits into two curves on the top, with another set of two curves further down, the whole suggestive of a tree. Three incisions on the handle made while wet. Discoloration due to burning.

Late eighth century. Angular profile a bit unusual, according to M. Kerschner.

Compare Bessios, Tzifopoulos, and Kotsonas 2012.

Dimensions
H. 0.20, Diam. of rim 0.20, Th. 0.007, W. of handles 0.038.
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Author
AR