Sardis P97.165 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Sardis P97.165

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Context Information

Site Name

Sardis

Date

late 2nd-mid 1st c. BCE

Site Type

City

Country/Region

Turkey/Aegean

Period

Late Hellenistic/Early Roman I

Archaeological Context

"Tannur House," Lower City, MMS-I 97.1, b. 14 and 21

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Vessel Details

Shape

Cup

Shape Type

Pergamene sigillata type S7?

Fabric Description

clean, dense, warm pink-brown fabric

Measurements (cms)

P.H. 4, Th. 0.4

Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Surface treatment

thick shiny slip, inside fired red, outside fired black on upper wall, red on lower wall. Incised leaves on upper wall.

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

fully fired

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Sardis P97.165

Cup

Sardis

late 2nd-mid 1st c. BCE

Late Hellenistic/Early Roman I

Sardis P97.165

Cup

Sardis

late 2nd-mid 1st c. BCE

Late Hellenistic/Early Roman I

Break Photos 1

Sardis P97.165

Cup

Sardis

late 2nd-mid 1st c. BCE

Late Hellenistic/Early Roman I

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Pergamene Sigillata/Eastern Sigillata C (ESC)

Early 1st century BCE to 2nd/3rd century CE

Late Hellenistic/Early Roman I, Early Roman II

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

C. Meyer-Schlichtmann. Die pergamenische Sigillata aus der Stadtgrabung von Pergamon. Pergamenische Forschungen 6. Berlin, New York : Walter de Gruyter, 1988 , Plate 4, no. VK41.S7.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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