• r8-pc-86-10
    PC 86: Gray Ware bowl with graffito. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Gray Ware bowl with graffito

Date
Context: 9th to 6th c BC, Lydian
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
P60.206
Material
Ceramic
Object Type
Pottery
Pottery Shape
Bowl
Pottery Ware
Lydian Grayware
Pottery Attribution
Site
Sardis
Sector
PC
Trench
PC
Locus
PC Zone 1
B-Grid Coordinates
*88.75 - 88
Findspot
Zone 1 *88.75–8.00
Description
Shallow Gray Ware bowl with silvery wash inside and out. Simple rim and slightly rounded lip; rim is thinner than the rest of the vessel. Graffito on exterior consisting of several interconnected lines making what look like stars. Interior is highly polished and exterior is much worn but was likely polished as well.
Dimensions
H. 0.068, W. 0.104, Diam. 0.24, Th. 0.008.
Comments
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Author
NHR