Daskyleion 149 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Daskyleion 149

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Context Information

Site Name

Daskyleion

Date

7-6th century BCE

Site Type

Capital city

Country/Region

Turkey/Marmara

Period

Iron Age III

Archaeological Context

Trench 1 (ANN)

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Vessel Details

Shape

Skyphos

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Yellowish red (7.5YR 7/6)

Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Surface treatment

Red (5YR 4/6) to dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) glaze

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

Fully fired

Vessel Images 1

Daskyleion 149

Skyphos

Daskyleion

7-6th century BCE

Iron Age III

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

R. Gül Gürtekin-Demir. "Lydian Painted Pottery at Daskyleion" Anatolian Studies 52 (2002), 111-143 , Figure 12.4, Page 124.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

In streaky ware, the vessel is intentionally brushed overall, with colour tones between red and brownish-purplish black, often with a metallic sheen (Gürtekin-Demir, R. Gül 2002, 122).