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    PC 64: Greek Geometric jug. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Greek Geometric jug

Date
Late 8th c BC, Lydian
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
P60.159
Material
Ceramic
Object Type
Pottery
Pottery Shape
Jug
Pottery Ware
East Greek
Pottery Attribution
Site
Sardis
Sector
PC
Trench
PC
Locus
PC Zone 2A, PC Zone 3
B-Grid Coordinates
*88
Findspot
Zone 2A *88.00; joining fragments from Zone 3, diagonal cut *88.5
Description

Large jug of buff fabric with rich black painted decoration. Lower neck of jar (barely preserved) is black. Shoulder has a reserved panel of horizontal bands, alternating between zigzags and vertical wiggly and straight lines (made with the same five-tipped multiple brush). These bands are separated by thick horizontal lines. Below the widest part of the belly, a group of streaky horizontal bands. The lower part of the body and the exterior of foot are solid black. Underside of foot unglazed.

Late eighth century, but the context in which it was found was not secure.

Dimensions
Diam. of foot 0.14, Th. 0.004.
Comments
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Author
NHR