• r8-hob-385-10
    HoB 385: Large Gray Ware amphora. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Large Gray Ware amphora

Date
Context: last quarter of 8th c BC, Lydian
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
P66.057
Material
Ceramic
Object Type
Pottery
Pottery Shape
Amphora
Pottery Ware
Lydian Grayware
Pottery Attribution
Site
Sardis
Sector
HoB
Trench
HoB
Locus
HoB Lydian III - South Side
B-Grid Coordinates
W9 / S113 - S114 *97.5
Findspot
W9 / S113-114 *97.5
Description
Large Gray Ware amphora fragment. A sloping ledge rim. Two band handles run from neck to shoulder. Raised ridge around the base of the neck. Polished on the exterior. Large inclusions in the clay.
Dimensions
H. 0.20, W. at shoulder 0.38, W. of handles 0.05, Diam. 0.25.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
Author
AR