• r8-hob-520-10
    HoB 520: Lekythos. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Lekythos

Date
Context: later 7th to mid-6th c BC, Lydian
Museum
Manisa, Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum, 2210
Museum Inventory No.
2210
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
P58.584
Material
Ceramic
Object Type
Pottery
Pottery Shape
Lekythos
Pottery Ware
Lydian Painted - Solid
Pottery Attribution
Site
Sardis
Sector
HoB
Trench
HoB
Locus
HoB Lydian I - Lydian Shop
B-Grid Coordinates
floor *96.7
Findspot
The Lydian Shop *96.7 floor
Description
Many joining fragments of lekythos. Mushroom mouth with an everted rim; cylindrical neck with a ridge where the handle joins the neck (a typical Lydian feature); ovoid plump body; high ring base; vertical strap handle from shoulder to mid-neck. Exterior painted red. Graffito on shoulder (IN58.16; see line drawing).
Dimensions
H. 0.237, Diam. of rim 0.042, Diam. of shoulder 0.143, Diam. of base 0.069.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
Johnson 1960, p. 7.
Author
GGD