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    HoB 450: Cup. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Cup

Date
Late 8th–mid 7th c BC, Lydian
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
P68.162
Material
Ceramic
Object Type
Pottery
Pottery Shape
Cup
Pottery Ware
East Greek Geometric
Pottery Attribution
Site
Sardis
Sector
HoB
Trench
HoB
Locus
HoB Lydian II - Building K
B-Grid Coordinates
W31 - W38 / S95 - S103 floor *98.3
Findspot
W31-38 / S95-103 *98.3 floor ⁓ Building K
Description

Cup with nicked rim and body fragment. Red to dark brown glaze over clay surface. Exterior, rim painted; five vertical lines on the left and panel has horizontal zigzags below rim on the right. Interior, painted.

M. Kerschner suggests a date in the late eighth–mid seventh century (personal communication, Sardis, July 1–2, 2016).

Dimensions
H. 0.035, W. 0.00.039, Th. 0.005–0.008.
Comments
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Author
GGD