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    PC 14: Lydian imitation of a Protocorinthian skyphos. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Lydian imitation of a Protocorinthian skyphos

Date
Context: 9th to 6th c BC, Lydian
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
P60.066
Material
Ceramic
Object Type
Pottery
Pottery Shape
Skyphos
Pottery Ware
Lydian Painted
Pottery Attribution
Site
Sardis
Sector
PC
Trench
PC
Locus
PC West of SVC, PC Zone 3
B-Grid Coordinates
*89.5
Findspot
Zone 3 *89.50
Description

A skyphos with vertical rim and tapering lip. Horizontal loop handle is painted red. Exterior: a group of five vertical lines below the rim; below are seven horizontal bands. Standing rays extend from the foot of the vessel. Flaring ring foot is red on exterior. Three rings are painted on its underside. Interior is red.

Dimensions
H. 0.11, Diam. of rim 0.12–0.13, Diam. of foot 0.052, Th. 0.003.
Comments
See Also
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Author
NHR