LATW Cat. 19

Coin

Electrum

Ca. 630-575 BC (Lydian)

Electrum coin of one-twelfth stater weight (Ephesus Excavations Inventory ART 86/L567). Obverse: roaring lion head facing right, with a round “wart” on top of the muzzle; the wisps of the mane pointing downwards. Reverse: incuse punch. Diameter 0.007...

LATW Cat. 190

Metalwork

Silver

Probably early fifth century BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

Undecorated silver Achaemenid bowl, with flaring rim, shallow body, central omphalos. Height 0.062 m, diameter 0.133 m.

LATW Cat. 191

Metalwork

Silver

Probably early fifth century BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

Silver ladle (kyathos), with shallow bowl, long handle terminating in a loop that ends in a calf’s head.

LATW Cat. 192

Metalwork, Jewelry and Ornaments

Silver

Probably early fifth century BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

Silver bracelet or armlet with open ends terminating in calves’ heads facing one another. Diameter 0.061 m, thickness of ring 0.004 m.

LATW Cat. 193

Metalwork, Jewelry and Ornaments

Silver

Probably early fifth century BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

Silver bracelet with open ends terminating in calves’ heads facing one another. Diameter 0.061 m, thickness of ring 0.004 m.

LATW Cat. 194

Jewelry and Ornaments

Gold

Early 5th c BC? (Late Lydian (Persian))

The ram is shown lying left with head facing. The body is stamped with dot-in-circles. Divided hoofs and their differentiation from lower legs are articulated by indentations. A row of granulation granules or beaded wire encircles the base. Height 2....

LATW Cat. 195

Jewelry and Ornaments, Seal

Gold, Stone

Probably early fifth century BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

Gold and carnelian (?). The hoop of the ring is round in section and uniform in diameter, and terminates in two lions’ heads with collars. Each collar is formed of a pair of thick gold wires framing a row of large granulation granules. The lions’ hea...

LATW Cat. 196

Glass

Glass

Second half of the fifth century BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

Oinochoe of core-formed and trail-decorated translucent dark-blue glass. Flat disc foot, partially missing, shows trail decoration in light blue. Ovoid body, short neck, rounded rim pinched into trefoil mouth with applied trail of light-blue glass on...

LATW Cat. 197

Glass

Glass

Second half of the fifth century BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

Alabastron of core-formed and trail-decorated translucent dark blue glass. Rounded bottom with slight depression; elongated ovoid body; short neck; horizontal rim with applied trail of opaque yellow glass. Two “duck’s head” handles applied on shoulde...

LATW Cat. 198

Glass

Glass

Second half of the fifth century BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

Aryballos of core-formed and trail-decorated translucent dark blue glass. Round body; short neck, horizontal rim with applied trail of opaque yellow glass. Two handles applied on shoulder; one pale blue, the other yellow, with holes on top for string...

LATW Cat. 199

Glass

Glass

Second half of the fifth century BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

Aryballos of core-formed and trail-decorated translucent dark-blue glass. Round body; short neck, broken; top missing. One of two applied handles preserved in its entirety. Both should have gone vertically from neck to shoulder of vessel. One preserv...

LATW Cat. 2-3

Jewelry and Ornaments

Gold

Ca. 2500-2000 BC (Early Bronze Age)

Two bullet-shaped “earplugs,” made of sheets of argentiferous gold wrapped around a core of dark material. Conical terminal with hatched decoration; concave shaft with flat end. Tips pierced. Length 0.023 m; diameter of conical end 0.009 m.

LATW Cat. 20

Coin, Inscription

Electrum

Ca. 630-575 BC (Lydian)

Electrum coin of twelfth-stater weight. Obverse: Roaring lion head facing right. Along right side of coin, three Lydian letters, “...WET.” Reverse: single punch. Diameter 0.007; weight 1.19 g.

LATW Cat. 200

Pottery

Ceramic

Late fifth century BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

Red-figured shallow askos. Disc foot, slightly projecting from body wall. Low body with shallow dome shape. Flaring spout; outturned rim with rounded lip. Handle from under rim to other side of body. Decoration on upper part of body. On one side, spo...

LATW Cat. 201

Pottery

Ceramic

Second half of the fifth century BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

Small echinoid black-slipped bowl. Vertical ring foot, rounded lip angled inward. Interior center stamped with circle surrounded by 13 carelessly stamped eggs/tongues and four palmettes. Intact, worn. Height 0.0214 m, diameter 0.0556 m.

LATW Cat. 202

Pottery

Ceramic

Probably fifth century BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

Ovoid lekythos with flat, string-cut disc foot. Rim missing. Small knobs on each side of shoulder; between, handle scar. Unpainted. Preserved height 0.1378 m, diameter 0.0806 m.

LATW Cat. 203

Pottery

Ceramic

Probably fifth century BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

Ovoid lekythos with flat, string-cut disc foot, tall body, broad outwardly thickened rim. Vertical oval handle going from neck to shoulder. Unpainted. Height 0.194 m, diameter 0.069 m.

LATW Cat. 204

Pottery

Ceramic

Probably fifth century BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

Ovoid lekythos with flat, string-cut disc foot, tall body, broad outwardly thickened rim. Broken at neck. Scar of handle on shoulder. Unpainted. Preserved height 0.194 m, diameter 0.0718 m.

LATW Cat. 205

Stone Vessel

Alabaster, Stone

Probably fifth century BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

Calcite (Egyptian alabaster) alabastron. Elongated ovoid body with round bottom; horizontal rim with rounded lip. Two small lug handles below rim. Mended from fragments, a few fragments missing. Fine lathe marks over interior and exterior surfaces. H...

LATW Cat. 206-207

Metalwork

Iron, Bronze/Copper Alloy

Late 6th or early 5th c BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

Two linchpins from a pair of wheels, each consisting of a cast human torso with arms, attached to an iron pin. The figures wear the high, soft hats with tapering ends falling forward, commonly called Persian tiaras or Phrygian caps, and have their ar...

LATW Cat. 208-209

Metalwork

Iron, Bronze/Copper Alloy

Late 6th or early 5th c BC (Late Lydian (Persian))

Two iron pins with decorative bronze rams’ heads. Flange at base of bronze head. Heads are triangular in shape, with horns curving behind ears.

LATW Cat. 21

Coin, Inscription

Electrum

Ca. 630-600 BC (Lydian)

Electrum coin of third-stater weight (Ephesus Excavations Inventory ART 94/K257). Obverse: two confronted lion’s heads, only the left-hand head struck on the coin, the right represented only by a bit of the nose along the right edge. Between the two ...

LATW Cat. 210

Miscellaneous

Bone

Ca. mid-6th c BC (Lydian)

Skull and right arm from the skeleton of a young man, probably a soldier who died in the Persian sack of Sardis. The skeleton was complete except for part of the pelvis; only selected parts are displayed here. It belonged to a young man, estimated to...

LATW Cat. 211

Metalwork

Iron, Bronze/Copper Alloy

Ca. 570-540s BC (Lydian)

Fragments of a helmet including skull-piece with scalloped brow, two cheek-pieces (only the more complete exhibited), and neck guard, all once iron, now mostly corrosion products; trim consisting of bronze (and some iron) cords and multi-part bronze ...

LATW Cat. 212

Metalwork

Iron

Ca. 570-540s BC (Lydian)

Blade and handle core unit, once iron, now corrosion products (iron oxide, magnetite, hematite on the exterior; limonite enveloped by magnetite on some interior parts); broken and repaired. The end of the handle core may be missing. The top side of b...