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    PC 58: Pithos. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Pithos

Date
Context: 9th to 6th c BC, Lydian
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
P13.050
Material
Ceramic
Object Type
Pottery
Pottery Shape
Pithos
Pottery Ware
Lydian Plainware
Pottery Attribution
Site
Sardis
Sector
PC
Trench
PC
Locus
PC Zone 2
B-Grid Coordinates
*90.7
Findspot
Zone 2 *90.70
Description
Rim, neck and beginning of shoulder of a large pithos. Rounded ledge rim. On shoulder, a herringbone pattern that looks like a rope incised on a raised band.
Dimensions
H. 0.13, est. Diam. of rim 0.56, Th. 0.022.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
Author
NHR