Caption

Fragment of a lydion, Archaic period. Fragmentarily preserved lydion foot and lower part of the body. The foot is flat, disc-shaped, conically recessed at the bottom in the middle. The medium-high, cylindrical foot tapers slightly towards the bowl. The preserved part of the bowl is hemispherical. The top of the foot, the foot, and the upper parts of the bowl are covered with a glossy varnish; remaining parts are clay-colored. The outer surface of the bowl is decorated with four horizontally arranged thin lines in light brown. The interior of the bowl is not smoothed, with visible traces of turning. The outer part of the foot is covered with matte varnish. Varnish color: 10 YR 2/1 black. Ornament colors: 2.5 YR 4/3 reddish brown; 2.5 YR 4/6 red. Clay color: 5 YR 6/6 reddish yellow. Provenance: Asia Minor possibly Lydia. Type: vessel, lydion. Dated by analogy to the mid–late 6th century BC c. 550–525 BC. Dimensions: height 7 cm, width 7.7 cm, weight 0.132 kg., A shallow bowl on a short stem and round foot sits centered against a plain background; the bowl is terracotta-colored with a black band around the rim and thin horizontal bands in a darker terracotta around its body, while the stem and foot are mostly black with some terracotta showing at the base; the surface shows small speckles and worn areas.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A19_095

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Keywords

Fragment lydion Archaic period Fragmentarily preserved lydion foot lower part body foot flat disc-shaped conically recessed bottom middle medium-high cylindrical foot tapers slightly towards bowl preserved part hemispherical top upper parts covered glossy varnish remaining parts clay-colored outer surface decorated four horizontally arranged thin lines light brown interior smoothed visible traces turning outer part matte varnish Varnish color 10 Yr 2 1 black Ornament colors 2.5 4 3 reddish brown 6 red Clay color 5 6 6 reddish yellow Provenance Asia Minor Lydia Type vessel Dated analogy mid–late 6th century BC c 550–525 Bc Dimensions height 7 cm width 7.7 cm weight 0.132 kg shallow bowl short stem round foot sits centered plain background terracotta-colored black band rim thin horizontal bands darker terracotta stem mostly black terracotta showing base surface small speckles worn areas.