Gordion.4297 P1604 CM | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Gordion.4297 P1604 CM

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Context Information

Site Name

Gordion

Date

c. 547-333 BCE

Site Type

City

Country/Region

Turkey/Central

Period

Achaemenid Persian

Archaeological Context

North central trench A11, Layer 6, upper fill north

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Vessel Details

Shape

Lydion

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Clay reddish yellow (7.5 YR 6/6).

Measurements (cms)

D (rim): 0.04; H: 0.74

Functional Category

Cosmetic/Toilette/Medicine

Surface treatment

Decoration red (2.5 YR 5/8) over creamy-white slip. Rim and neck plain painted; parallel bands on the body.

Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

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Gordion.4297 P1604 CM

Lydion

Gordion

c. 547-333 BCE

Achaemenid Persian

Gordion.4297 P1604 CM

Lydion

Gordion

c. 547-333 BCE

Achaemenid Persian

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Lydian Painted Ware - Streaky/Banded/Waveline

7th-4th c. BCE

Iron Age III, Achaemenid Persian

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Gürtekin-Demir, R. Gül Lydian Painted Pottery Abroad: The Gordion Excavations 1950-1973. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2021 , Page 144, Plate 29, 110.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

Banded. Rim, neck and belly fragment. Flaring rim; vertical-sided neck; elliptically-compressed belly. Foot missing.