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    HoB 585: Early Corinthian alabastron. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Early Corinthian alabastron

Date
Context: later 7th to mid-6th c BC, Lydian
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
P62.092
Material
Ceramic
Object Type
Pottery
Pottery Shape
Alabastron
Pottery Ware
Corinthian
Pottery Attribution
Site
Sardis
Sector
HoB
Trench
HoB
Locus
HoB Lydian I - Building A
B-Grid Coordinates
E0 - E5 / S100 - S105 to *98.8
Findspot
E0-5 / S100-105 To *98.80, below the second floor level *99.15 ⁓ west face of Building A
Description
Mouth, neck, shoulder, and handle of Early Corinthian alabastron. Disc mouth; handle from mouth to shoulder. Black over clay surface. Exterior, over mouth, three concentric circles; neck, pendent tongues; shoulder, below handle, a single horizontal band; then painted solid.
Dimensions
H. 0.042, Diam. of rim 0.026, Th. 0.003.
Comments
See Also
See also: M10 Cat. Cor 99.
Bibliography
Sardis M10, cat. Cor 99.
Author
GGD