Sardis P92.053:10018 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Sardis P92.053:10018

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Context Information

Site Name

Sardis

Date

1st c. CE

Site Type

City

Country/Region

Turkey/Aegean

Period

Early Roman II

Archaeological Context

MMS. Trench MMS-III 92.2. E95–99.5/S82.3–92. *102.7–102.4.

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Vessel Details

Shape

Cup

Shape Type

Cup with rounded wall

Fabric Description

Fine, very micaceous reddish-yellow clay with wide diagonal breaks, laminar structure (paradigm for reddish-yellow clay)

Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Surface treatment

slightly shiny red gloss with small flecks missing

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

Fully fired

Vessel Images 2

Sardis P92.053:10018

Cup

Sardis

1st c. CE

Early Roman II

Sardis P92.053:10018

Cup

Sardis

1st c. CE

Early Roman II

Break Photos 1

Sardis P92.053:10018

Cup

Sardis

1st c. CE

Early Roman II

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Eastern Sigillata B (ESB)

1st-3rd c. CE

Roman

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Associated Petrofabric

Turkey/Southern Lydia/metamorphic/schist and mica

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Susan I. Rotroff. "Eastern Sigillata at Sardis: Evidence for a Local Industry" Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 380 (2018), 133-204 , Page 187, Number 116, Figure 1.116, Figure 39.116, Figure 40.116.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

Graffito Π on underside.

Stamp size: 0.95 x 0.65 cm. Rectangular stamp with rounded corners and ends,

centered within circle of stitch rouletting:

[Κ]ΟΙΡΑ

ΝΟΥ

Sardis ESB XRF Analysis (Rotroff 2018) Sample MD5441