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HoB 635: Ionian cup. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
Ionian cup
- Date
- Ca. 625-550 BC., Lydian
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- P61.570
- Material
- Ceramic
- Object Type
- Pottery
- Pottery Shape
- Cup
- Pottery Ware
- East Greek - Black Glaze
- Pottery Attribution
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- HoB
- Trench
- HoB
- Locus
- HoB Lydian I - Building D and Extension
- B-Grid Coordinates
- W10 / S105 *99.5 - 99.2
- Findspot
- W10 / S105 *99.50-99.20, near the upper floor levels ⁓ area between Buildings D and A
- Description
Many joining fragments of rim, bowl, base, and handle (one complete, the other stumps preserved) of Ionian cup. Flaring rim; low, flaring conical base; horizontal loop handles below rim. Glossy black glazed. Rim painted; reserved band below rim; single horizontal line above handle; handles painted; reserved band at handle level; painted from below handle down to base.
South Ionian (Miletus), 625–600 BC, according to M. Kerschner; 600–550 BC, according to N. Aytaçlar (personal communication, Sardis, July 1–2, 2016).
- Dimensions
- H. 0.0774, Diam. of rim 0.162, Diam. of base 0.65, Th. 0.003–0.004.
- Comments
- See Also
- Bibliography
- Author
- GGD