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This area allows you to search for and learn about artifacts published by the Sardis Expedition. Currently (2020) the database consists of artifacts in the exhibition and catalog “The Lydians and Their World” (Yapı Kredi Vedat Nedim Tör Museum, Istanbul, 2010); Judith Schaeffer, Nancy Hirschland Ramage, and Crawford H. Greenewalt, jr., Sardis M10: Corinthian, Attic, and Lakonian Pottery; Jane Evans, Sardis M13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts; Georg Petzl, Sardis M14: Greek and Latin Inscriptions, Part II: Finds from 1958 to 2017; G.M.A. Hanfmann ve N.H. Ramage, Sardis R2: Sculpture from Sardis: The Finds through 1975; and A. Ramage, N.H. Ramage, ve Gül Gürtekin-Demir, Sardis R8: Ordinary Lydians at Home: The Lydian Trenches of the House of Bronzes and Pactolus Cliff at Sardis. In coming years we intend to add objects from other Sardis Reports and Monographs.

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  • Attic Black Glaze "Saucer"
    Attic Black Glaze "Saucer"

    M10 Cat. Att App. 33

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    before mid-4th C. BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Perhaps a shallow bowl. Black glaze overall except reserved bottom, with two concentric circles and a central dot. May not be Attic.

  • Attic Black Glaze Small Bowl
    Attic Black Glaze Small Bowl

    M10 Cat. Att App. 34

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    before mid-4th C. BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Reserved on underside, badly worn. "Fine black varnish." May not be Attic.

  • Attic Black Glaze Small Bowl
    Attic Black Glaze Small Bowl

    M10 Cat. Att App. 35

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    before mid-4th C. BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Reserved on underside, with a painted circle. May not be Attic. In the tomb two bronze mirrors, an iron knife, traces of a wooden handle, and local pottery and lamps were also found, as well as several beads, a silver ring, sand-core glass, and the f...

  • Attic Black Glaze Small Bowl
    Attic Black Glaze Small Bowl

    M10 Cat. Att App. 36

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    before mid-4th C. BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Band on the lower body and underside of the foot and bottom reserved, with two concentric circles and a dot in the center. May not be Attic.

  • Attic Black Glaze Small Bowl
    Attic Black Glaze Small Bowl

    M10 Cat. Att App. 37

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    before mid-4th C. BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

    Underside reserved. Attic (?)

  • Attic Black Glaze Small "Compotier"
    Attic Black Glaze Small "Compotier"

    M10 Cat. Att App. 38

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    ()

    Lower part of foot reserved. Attic (?)

  • Lakonian II Cup Fragments
    Lakonian II Cup Fragments

    M10 Cat. Lak 1

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 600 BC (?) (Lydian)

    Six non-joining fragments of rim and bowl, one with swelling of handle base. Clay soft, somewhat flaky, light brown, non-micaceous.

    Interior: black (5 Y 3/1--2.5/1) glaze, over which thin white bands, two in the bowl, one at the base of the lip.

    Exteri...

  • Lakonian II Cup Fragment
    Lakonian II Cup Fragment

    M10 Cat. Lak 2

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 600 BC (?) (Lydian)

    Fragment of shoulder and bowl, with handle stump. Delicate construction. Clay hard, fine, tan, non-micaceous. Interior and exterior, light yellow cream (10 YR 7/3) slip, over which decoration in black (dark sepia, 10 YR 2/1) glaze and red (10 R 4/3) ...

  • Lakonian II Cup Fragment
    Lakonian II Cup Fragment

    M10 Cat. Lak 3

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 600 BC (Lydian)

    Small rim fragment. Delicate construction. Clay pink tan (5 YR 7/6--6/6). Decoration in cream (10 YR 8/4) slip, black (N2/) glaze. Interior: black glaze, over which narrow cream band near top.

    Exterior: cream slip, over which black ladder-and-dot pat...

  • Lakonian II Cup Fragment
    Lakonian II Cup Fragment

    M10 Cat. Lak 4

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 600 BC (Lydian)

    Handle zone-lower body fragment. Clay light brown (7.5 Y R 6/4) with little or no mica.

    Interior: streaky dark brown/black (5YR 2/2) glaze with metallic sheen.

    Exterior: cream (2.5 Y R 8/4) slip, over which decoration in brown (10 Y R 5/6) glaze and r...

  • Lakonian Black-figure Cup Fragments
    Lakonian Black-figure Cup Fragments

    M10 Cat. Lak 5

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 560-555 BC (Lydian)

    Two fragments from outer part of bowl. Clay micaceous, light brown (7.5 YR 6/6). Interior and exterior, cream slip, over which decoration in black glaze and red paint (the latter over glaze and only on B). Incision on interior.

    Interior of A: knees an...

  • Lakonian Black-figure Cup Fragment
    Lakonian Black-figure Cup Fragment

    M10 Cat. Lak 6

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 575-565 BC (Lydian)

    Fragment from central part of bowl. Clay apparently hard, tan; obscured by Expedition registration ink and shellac. Interior and exterior, cream (10 Y R 7/ 4, tan) slip, over which decoration in black (N2/, dark sepia) glaze and red (10 R 4/4) paint....

  • Lakonian Black-figure Cup Fragment
    Lakonian Black-figure Cup Fragment

    M10 Cat. Lak 7

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    ()

    Fragment from central part of bowl. Clay light brown (5YR 6/4). Interior and exterior, cream (10 YR 7/3) slip, over which decoration in black (10 YR 3/1) glaze and red (10 R 4/3) paint; incision.

    Interior: part of a motif with incised lines that resem...

  • Lakonian Black-figure Cup Fragment
    Lakonian Black-figure Cup Fragment

    M10 Cat. Lak 8

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 575-540 BC (?) (Lydian)

    Fragment from central part of bowl with pattern decoration. Clay hard, orange-tan (5YR 6/6) blending to grayish (5YR 6/4) at center. Interior and exterior, self slip or no slip, over which decoration in black (N/2) glaze and red (interior only; 5 Y R...

  • Lakonian Krater Fragment
    Lakonian Krater Fragment

    M10 Cat. Lak 9

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 575-550 BC (?) (Lydian)

    Fragment of neck and shoulder, evidently belonging to a volute krater. On shoulder, handle scar. Clay fine, dull reddish brown (5 YR 6/3-6/4, "light reddish brown") at exterior changing to gray (slightly darker than 7.5 Y R 5/2, "brown") at inner edg...

  • Lakonian Krater Fragment
    Lakonian Krater Fragment

    M10 Cat. Lak 10

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 575-550 BC (?) (Lydian)

    Shoulder fragment with pattern ornament with lower part of neck and part of handle, perhaps belonging to a volute krater. Clay gray-tan, non-micaceous, hard. Decoration in cream slip, black glaze, red paint.

    Interior: black glaze except for narrow res...

  • Lakonian Krater Fragment
    Lakonian Krater Fragment

    M10 Cat. Lak 11

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 580-540 BC (Lydian)

    Rim-neck fragments including handle-plate (two joining fragments making one-third to one-fourth of the rim and two small rim fragments) of a stirrup krater. Clay gray pink-tan (5 Y R 5/4) at outside blending to gray-brown (10 Y R 5/2) at core; fine; ...

  • Lakonian Krater Fragment
    Lakonian Krater Fragment

    M10 Cat. Lak 12

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 580-540 BC (Lydian)

    Small rim fragment. Clay grayish (10 YR 5/3). Decoration in cream slip (worn) and black (N3/) glaze.

    Interior of neck, on inner top surface of rim, and exterior of neck, glaze. On outer top surface of rim, slip. On side of rim, slip, over which maeand...

  • Lakonian Krater Fragment
    Lakonian Krater Fragment

    M10 Cat. Lak 13

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 580-540 BC (Lydian)

    Rim-neck fragment (including neck-shoulder juncture). Clay gray (10YR 5/1-5/2), hard. Decoration in cream (2.5Y6/2-5/2) slip, black (N2/)glaze.

    Interior, on top surface of rim and on exterior of neck, glaze. On side of rim, slip, over which maeander h...

  • Lakonian Krater Fragment
    Lakonian Krater Fragment

    M10 Cat. Lak 14

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 580-540 BC (Lydian)

    Rim-neck fragment. Clay gray (10 Y R 5/2). Decoration in cream (2.5 Y 7/2-6/2) slip and black (N3/) glaze. Slip mostly worn away.

    Interior of neck, on inner top surface of rim, on exterior of neck, glaze. On outer top surface of rim, slip. On side of ...

  • Lakonian Krater Fragment
    Lakonian Krater Fragment

    M10 Cat. Lak 15

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 580-540 BC (Lydian)

    Rim-neck fragment. Decoration in cream slip and black glaze. On side of rim, slip, over which maeander hooks between rows of dots (Stibbe Type 3) in glaze.

  • Lakonian Black-figure Cup
    Lakonian Black-figure Cup

    M10 Cat. Lak App. 1

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 565-525 BC (?) (Lydian)

    Complete except for small parts of bowl, rim, foot plate. In the center of the tondo, slight depression. At the juncture of foot and bowl, fillet. Decoration on interior and exterior in cream (close to 10 Y R 7/2, "light gray") slip, dilute and full-...

  • Attic Black Figure Skyphos Fragments
    Attic Black Figure Skyphos Fragments

    M10 Cat. Att App. 16-17

    Pottery

    Ceramic

    Ca. 500-475 BC (Lydian)

    Four joining fragments of wall (only one illustrated). Dancing woman among vines with part of a stylized palmette at left; black glaze above figured frieze and a black band at bottom.

  • Lydian Electrum Third stater
    Lydian Electrum Third stater

    M13 Cat. 1.0001

    Coin

    Electrum

    Ca. 630 - 580/560 BC? (Lydian)

    This coin type: Obverse: Head of roaring lion r. with "nose wart" of multiple rays; Reverse: Double incuse punch.

  • Lydian Electrum Third stater
    Lydian Electrum Third stater

    M13 Cat. 1.0002

    Coin

    Electrum

    Ca. 630 - 580/560 BC? (Lydian)

    This coin type: Obverse: Head of roaring lion r. with "nose wart" of multiple rays; Reverse: Double incuse punch.