pottery from archaic building q at kommos

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POTTERYF ROM ARCHAICB UILDING
Q
AT KOMMOS
(PLATE7s 4-80)
There are three major phases of development at the Greek sanctuaryo f Kommos in Crete.' The
first is Protogeometrict o Geometric, the time of TermpleA . The next, with a focus on Temple B,
occurred during the Geometric to Archaic period, after which there was a hiatus before Temple C,
built ca. 375 B.C., introduceda phase of developmentt hat would peak in the Late Hellenisticp eriod.
The acme of the second phase of ritual activityw as during the 7th century.D uring the two or
three generationsb efore ca. 600 B.C. the Kommos sanctuarya pparentlys erved as a place for regular
commerce that would pass by ship along the southern shore of Crete. This is clear in many parts of
the sanctuaryb ut especially in the long building with numerous rooms, dubbed "Q",w hich faces
the Libyan Sea (Figs. 1, 14, 15). The study of the pattern of imported pottery from this building,
discussedb elow by AlanJohnston, will serve as a contributiont o studies of patterns of Aegean trade
and interconnectionsd uring that period.2
Joseph W Shaw
D ESPITE CRETAN INNOVATIONS in many aspects of art and society in the 7th
century, the island has not been regarded as important in the growing pattern of long-
distance trade during that period.3 Building Q at Kommos, on the south coast of Crete,
will be shown below to date to ca. 600 B.C., at a time when there is clearly an expansion
in trade in such areas as the Black Sea, Egypt, Etruria (early Attic imports, the Giglio wreck),
Sicily (foundation of Kamarina, then Akragas), and Spain (Greek presence at Emporion and
Huelva).4 Only in Crete was there a decline, seen not least in the abandonment of Building Q
and of the sanctuary uphill from it.5
1 For the Iron Age remains, see the preliminaryr eportsi n HesperiaS: haw, Betancourt,a nd Watrous 1978,
pp. 129-154; Shaw 1979, pp. 162-173; Shaw 1980, pp. 218-237, 245-250; Shaw 1981, pp. 224-251; Shaw
1982, pp. 185-192; Shaw 1984, pp. 279-287 (pp. 280-281 for BuildingQ ); and Shaw 1986, pp. 219-235, 262
(Qis discussedo n pp. 227-231).
2 The general study of the Greek pottery from Kommos is being preparedb y Peter Callaghan and will be
publishedi n volume IV of the Kommosse ries throughP rincetonU niversityP ress.T he graffitiw ill be published
by Eric Csapo.
3 I will not touch on here the role played by Crete in the "orientalizing"o f mainland Greece, since the
period concerned is very largely earlier than the lifetime of Building Q. Certainly there is little persuasively
Cretan at the end of the "new"r outes to the West and to the northernA egean and beyond.
4 I do not give full bibliographyh ere. Relevant work is cited later in this article, and good recent reviews,
which include this particulara spect, are Empereura nd Garlan 1987 and 1992.
5 I am gratefult o ProfessorJosephW Shaw for his invitationt o publisht he pottery from BuildingQ and for
the facilitieso ffereda t Pitsidia,a bly controlledb y Becce Duclos. I am also pleased to acknowledget he financial
assistance afforded me by the British Academy (1990) and by the Central Research Fund of the University
of London, with the timely aid of the Craven Fund of the University of Oxford (1989). The first part of this
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This articlep ublishesa nd discussest he pottery from the building.I ts "architecture"w ill
only be mentioned incidentally.T he question of floors within the building is not an easy
one, and although mention will be made of the vertical and horizontal distributiono f the
material,t here will be no specifice xaminationo f the patchye vidence of successive" floors"o r
periods of use of the building.
Discussion is very largely confined to material found within Q (Fig. 14), from trenches
52B, 56A (mainlyl ower,M inoan levelsi n room 30), 60B, 62B, 64A and 65A. I ignore parts of
60B north of the north wall of Q Partso f 64A and all of 65A are south of Q, but I take some
cognisanceo f this material,s ince some may well have washed down the slope from Q; by the
same token anythingi mmediatelyn orth of Qis likelyt o be downhillw ash from the sanctuary
area. Stratigraphyin trench 65A, however,w as extremelyd isturbed.I n all these trenches,t he
upper levels were sandy, with much material from the later period of the sanctuary.S uch
late materiala lso reached down to the area of rubblef ill of Q, representingt he collapse of its
walls. I have attempted to segregate any later pieces.6 Certainly with respect to imported
material, there is a very clear break between the period-of-usep ottery, of the 7th-century,
and the first rare pieces of the early 5th century.
Pot surfacesa re regularlyw orn or extremely worn. When a large fragment or joining
fragmentsa re preserved,i t can often be seen that a piece is decorated; when only a single
small sherdi s preserved,i ts originala ppearancem ay not be so easy tojudge. Pieces described
as "plain"i n the catalogue below may not once have been so.7 Likewise, the presence of
a slip cannot alwaysb e accuratelyj udged.
As at other sites, it has proved logisticallyd ifficultt o build up from fragmentsa ny more
than a few representativep ieces. Fragmentsa re often small, and it is hard to decide whether
nonjoining pieces of similar appearance are from the same pot. From many vases it would
seem that only one or two small sherds survive.A s a result, one can only be cautious when
dealing with statisticala spects of the material.
It is scarcely possible to render an account of the many plain body sherds that make
up the bulk. While good amounts can be assigned to specific fabrics, a substantialr esidue
remains. Sherds from very large jars, pithoi and the like, are extremely rare. Amphora
sherds predominate and far outweigh the fragmentso f thin-walled cups, yet the latter are
article in particularo wes much to the expertiseo f Peter Callaghan,w ho should remain totallyb lameless of any
blemishesw hich it may contain. I also thank Eric Csapo for allowing me to mention some of the graffitih ere.
The scale of Figures2 -5 is 1:2 (exceptF ig. 4:F at 1:4),o f Figs.6 -13, 1:3. In the figures,b ounding lines at lip
and foot are continued beyond the featurew here the diameteri s not surelyk nown. Plates are not to scale.
6 A few pieces not of the period of use of Qare included in the catalogue (26, 27, 78, 156, and perhaps 59
and 136); 78 and 156 are from south of Q, 26 and 27 from a levelj ust below the preservedt op of the dividing
walls 37/38 and 37/31 (Figs. 1, 15), and 136 from a higher level above room 31. Among the more interesting
earlierp ieces from the period of reuse are C8853, part of the handle-plateo f a Laconian black-paintedk rater
(64A3/1:81, above the remains of the south wall of Q in room 39); I42, handle from a Mendean amphora
(60B/2:52, area above rooms 30 and 31), with a graffito;a nd a small fragment of lip (nearing "mushroom"
shape) of an amphora, possibly late 5th century and seemingly of Corinthian B type in Corinthian A fabric
(64A/2:61, fill above rooms 38 and 39).
' The question is highlighted best by 21, which retains traces of Subgeometric decoration; had it been
wholly worn, it would have come into the general categoryo f "fabricsa kin to CorinthianA '. See p. 370.
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numericallym ore common, especially if compared with individual amphora types rather
than with the total amount. The weight of materialf rom the rooms of Q(Fig. 1) is as follows:8
Room 30 ca. 35.5 kilograms. Room3 8 ca. 30.5
Room 31 ca. 69 Room 39 ca. 4
Room 37 ca. 118 Room 40 ca. 14
LOCAL POTTERY
In termso f individualp ieces (rathert han weight),C retanw are is relativelya bundant;m uch of
it is no doubt of local manufacture.9T wo shapes predominate,t he one-handled cup and the
banded hydria.I t is rare that fragmentso f the two are not found in any pail, and thereforei t
is unlikelyt hat they were distributedi n any discretem anner in the building.T he fact that few
examples of each are catalogued below may give the wrong impressiono f their frequency.
Fragmentso f an apparently wide variety of jugs and flasks are reasonably common; it is
difficult,h owever,t o cite more than one example of any given variety among the finds (and
the fragmentaryn ature of the materiali mpedes the search).'0
In this article,r eferencet o excavationf indspoti s by trench,l evel, and pail (e.g.,6 4A/2:64;
Figs. 1, 14, 15), and notes on the depth or extent of significantp ails can be found in the
Appendix (p. 380 below). I use the term "paint"w here "glaze"m ight otherwiseb e expected,
in accordance with the practice of the excavation. Dl, Hn, Df, W, etc. = diameter of lip,
height of neck, diameter of foot, width given in meters.
Cups
The standard cup is equipped with a single, vertical, strap handle and is completely
painted. The paint is darka nd normallyu niformb ut never lustrous.T he lip is vertical,o ffset
from the bowl, and has a simpleo utcurvingr im. The foot can be more or less elaborate,r ang-
ing from a varietyt hat is virtuallyf lat, one with a simple,r aised,r estings urface,t o one with a
8 These figures can only be considered approximate.I have attempted to confine them to pails in which
the materiali s predominantlyo f the period of use, but in some pails there is an admixtureo f later materialt hat
is difficult to assess by weight; not included are pails from levels above the preserved height of the dividing
walls that nonetheless contain good amounts of 7th-centuryp ottery. In two minor cases, numbers of sherds,
not theirw eight, were recorded.T he precisel ocation of a productivep ail, 60B/2:90, is unclear from the log but
is almost certainlyl ow in room 31, by the thresholdt o room 30.
Only a small area of room 39 was tested, since BuildingW rests on top of it; the strata of room 40 were
severelye roded to the west.
9 Fuller considerationo f the material from Kommos and its place of manufacturew ill be forthcoming in
Peter Callaghan'ss tudy of the Sanctuary pottery in general (KommoIsV ). 29 and 38 could well be imports
from the Knossos area. Brock 1957 contains material of a period terminating slightly earlier than the date
of Q. For more or less contemporarym aterialf rom Cretan sites, one should consult Levi 1931 (Arkades)a nd
Rocchetti 1978 (Phaistos),a nd for Knossos, Coldstream 1973, pp. 34-45 and 73 and Coldstreama nd Sackett
1978, pp. 49-60.
10 There are naturally sherds which do not get any mention, whether in the catalogue or as "others"o f
a particulart ype. Most are body sherds;a few are small and ratherp lain rim fragments.
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tooled disc on the center of the underside.T he last two varietiesa re the most common. Knos-
sos has yielded similarv arieties.1 1 Not includedi n the cataloguea re two scrapsw ith graffiti.1 2
There is nothing in the stratigraphicr ecord to indicate development of typology. The
probable later form, that with the offset disc on the underside of the foot, can be found in
very low levels (uncataloguedf ragmentsf rom 64A/2:57, 60B/2:81, and 52B/2:69).
1 C8299. Fig. 2:A Df 0.053.
Room 31, lower levels (60B/2:90). SYR 7/4, light brown.
Dl ca. 0.13; Df 0.045; H (less handle) 0.097; width About two-thirds of foot. Underside of foot has a
of handle 0.02. depressedd isc near the center,w ith traceso f a central
lOYR 7/4, buff brown. nipple; typically thicker near center. Paint fired red
Forty-ones herds,g 'ivrincgo mplete profile. brown.
6 C8141. Fig. 2:B
2 C8742.
Room 31 (64A/2:37).
Room 40 (62B/3:21)
Dfca. 0.05.
Dl 0.12; HI 0.022.
5YR 7/6, pinkishb rown.
10YR 6/4, buff.
One fragmento f foot and three of wall. Simple string-
Lip fragment,w orn.
cut, flat base. Worn.
3 C8746. Fig. 2:D 7 C8774. P1.7 4
Room 40 (62B/3:20).
Room 31 (60B/2:65).
Dl 0.1; HI 0.032.
Df 0.05; pres. H 0.028.
lOYR 6/6, light buff brown.
lOYR 7/4, buff brown.
Fragmento f lip and shoulder.
Foot with lower part of wall. Slightly concave lower
wall; angularf oot.
4 C8740. Fig. 2:H
Room 30 (52B/3:67). 8 C8401. Fig. 2:F
Df 0.055.
Room 31 (64A/2:76).
lOYR 7/4, pale beige. Df 0.048; pres. H 0.02.
Foot. Slightly hollowed underside; floor thicker at SYR 7/3, pinkishb uff.
center. Foot. Spiralingi ncision on underside.
5 C8140. Fig. 2J, P1.7 4 9 C8232. Fig. 2:E
Room 31 (64A/2:37). Room 37 (64A/2:47).
See Coldstream 1973, p. 40, fig. 3 for the same range of varieties.S ome examples have come from Tocra,
but they do not match up closely with ours, in so far as profiles are known: lips at Kommos are tall, and
bowls are seeminglyf uller (althought he fullestb owl at Tocra is on arguablyt he latest piece); see TocraII , p. 37.
We may note that Cretan materialf romT ocra does not date earliert han ca.6 00 close parallelsw ith Qseem
B.C.;
lacking, although there are generic similarities( e.g. in the fabric of the hydriai, TocraI, nos. 845, 846). Nor
does the material published to date from Cyrene provide close parallels (CyrenIeI , pp. 10-14, 97-98, where
the few early-periodC retan pieces from Cyrenaicaa re cited).
12 168 and 170. Both are handle fragmentsf rom room 31, and neither graffitoi s fully preserved.
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FIG.2 . Cretan cups. Scale 1:2
Df 0.055. 11 C8741. Fig. 2:G
lOYR 6/4, gray brown. Room 40, lowest level (62B/3:2 1).
Foot. Flat foot, string cut. Df 0.048; pres. H 0.016.
10 C8225. Fig. 2:C lOYR 7/4, buff brown.
Foot with lower wall. Underside of foot slightly
From room 37 (64A/2:42).
articulated.
Df 0.063; pres. H 0.024.
5YR 6/4, red tan.
Foot with lower wall. Ring foot. Worn.
HYDRiAi
There is a problemw ith allocatingf ragmentso f closed vases to specifics hapes, especially
when dealing with foot and wall sherds. If the majorityo f such sherds are here allotted to
hydriai, it is because of the proportiono f elegant lip fragmentsa nd a scatter of horizontal
handles, which can with some confidence be ascribed to the shape. Clearly, however, it
remainsd ifficultt o gain a good pictureo f the actualr atio of hydriait o amphoraso r largej ugs
or even of the number of hydriai themselves. The shape has variants, both in size and in
the treatment of detail in potting and painting.13 The complexity of the potting of the foot
can be compared with that of the cUp (although none of the fragments of flat or slightly
hollowed feet are included in the catalogue below). The lip presentse ither a flat or concave
outer profile, and while the latter form is apparentlya later development, it, too, appears
in very low levels (uncataloguedf ragmentsi n 60B/2:77 and 64A/2:78).
13 There does not seem to be the broad variety of lip profiless een at Knossos (except perhaps for 18); see
Coldstream 1973, p. 38, fig. 1, H24-30 and Coldstreama nd Sackett 1978, p. 57, fig. 10, nos. 32 and 33. Fort he
decoration see Coldstreama nd Sackett 1978, pl. 11, no. 3, which is more elegant than the Kommos versions.
Similarb ut not the same designs are found on Samos: Samosx pl. 60, especiallyn o. 352.
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Differences in the patterning of bands of paint, now almost uniformly dull and worn,
can be seen, for example,a t the top of the neck inside. The majord ecorativee fforti s reserved
for the shoulder,w here looping scrollsf rame a central motif, rarelyf ully preserved.
The surfacei s regularlya creamyg ray,d ifferentf rom the core but not a slip. The fabrici s
ratherc oarse, usuallyw ith many nonmicaceousi nclusions.
12 C7439. P1.7 4 14 C8284. Fig. 3:B
Room 37 (64A/2:69). Room 37 (64A/2:54 and 57).
5YR 6/4, pink buff. HI 0.026; Dl ca. 0.135.
Fragmentsa lmost certainlyo f more than one hydria; 5YR 7/3, purplishp ink; rather few inclusionsa nd
six fragments of neck and shoulder, three joining, a little mica.
are of one piece. Band at base of neck and two on Joining fragmentso f lip. Lip completely painted; cir-
lower shoulder;s croll on shoulderw ith central motif cle of paint around upper handle attachment; band
of a double volute supporting an X, topped by two below lip on inside of neck. Not surelyf rom a hydria.
horizontall ines.
15 C8317. P1.7 4
13 C8230. Fig. 3:A
Room 37 (64A/2:57).
Room 37 (64A/2:47).
2.5YR 6/4, red brown;s ome inclusionsv ery large.
2.5YR 6/4, pale red brown, more gray in places.
Three joining shoulder fragments. Shoulder rather
Nearly fifty sherds from all parts of the pot. Paint
often very worn. Broad and narrow bands on body. flat. Remains of scrollp attern.
On the shoulder, between scrolls, a motif of which
16 C8775. Fig. 3:C, P1.7 4
only the lower part survives: two horizontal bands
link the scrollsw ith, below, a pendent, lined triangle. Room 31 (60B/2:65).
A variant of Coldstream and Sackett 1978, p. 57, Dl 0.12; HI 0.0 17; pres. H 0.053.
fig. 10:31. lOYR 6/4, light buff brown.
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Two nonjoiningf ragmentso f neck and lip. Paintv ery Pres. H 0.036.
worn. Two bands at top of neck, the upper one rather 5YR 7/6, red brown.
irregularlyp ainted. One band at same level inside Lip fragment. An elaborate piece, not necessarily
neck. from a hydria. On the lower part of the outside of
the lip are three grooves; above is an incised wavy
17 C8795. Fig. 3:D line, each third wave, as far as is preserved, larger
than the others. No trace of paint.
Room 31 (60B/2:79).
HI 0.01 3. 19 C8747. Fig. 3:F
5YR 6/6, pale red brown.
Room 40 (62B/2:20).
Lip fragment. Paint very worn. Band on outside of Df 0.10; pres. H 0.03 1.
lip; two bands, near top, inside. 7.5YR 6/6, light red brown;r atherf ine clay.
Two joining fragmentso f foot with lower wall. Slight
18 C7584. Fig. 3:E, P1.7 4 offset on underside.W orn; painted on outside, as far
Room 31 (60B/2:76). as preserved.
AMPHORAS
Three pieces can be allotted with some confidence to this shape.
20 C8916. P1.7 5 21 Uncatalogued.
Room 38 (64A/2:78). Room 37 (64A/2:57).
Pres. H 0.09; Dl ca. 0.12. Pres. H 0.049.
2.5YR 7/8, pink red with very many inclusions. 5YR 7/6, pinkish orange with much included
Two joining fragments of lip, neck, and shoulder. matter.
Paint fired orange red. Four bands on lip, neck, and Fragment of neck and top of shoulder; slight ridge
turn of shoulder.T race of shoulderd ecorationb elow: at turn. Dull paint. Three lines at base of neck, with
a vertical dependent from the neck/shoulder band smallp art of decorationa bove: a verticalt o the left of
and part of a diagonal joining it from below. Not a partlyp reserveda ngular motif.
readilyp aralleled.
An extremely similar, slightly smaller fragment
comes from 64A/2:85, immediately below the con-
text of 21, and may well be from the same pot.
KRATERS
Disregarding the later pieces, 26 and 27, this is a small and scarcely coherent set of
fragments.T he term "krater"m ay not be wholly appropriate,s ince the shape is akin to the
pithos.14
22 C6907. P1.7 5 unthickenedr im. Dull brown paint, with some drib-
Room 30 (52B/3:69). bles inside. Two bands on lower wall; band between
Pres. H 0.211; Dl 0.23. pairs of lines below handles;b and at top of neck; sets
7.5YR 6/4, pale red brown;p ale buff surface,f ine of three verticals flanking handles and at center of
ware. neck (presumablyo n both sides). Outside of lip and
Sevenj oining and six nonjoiningf ragmentso f lip and top of inside painted;o n top of lip one set of four bars
body,w ith one handle. Somewhatr idged inside. Flat, is preserved.
14 Better-preservede xamples come from the temple area and will be published in KommoIsV Size, and
perhaps function, disassociatest he materialf rom pithoi as they are best known in Cretan Iron Age examples.
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23 C8314. P1.75 Pres. H 0.038; Dl ca. 0.19.
5YR 7/4, red beige, with creamy buff surface.
Room 37 (64A/2:57).
Max. pres. dim. 0.096. Lip and neck fragment. Flat rim with ridge below.
SYR 6/4, buff brown, more purple in core. Dull, dark paint on right side of sherd Oesse xtensive
Three joining and other fragmentso f body and neck. on inside than out); dipped, as in, for example, Cold-
Three ridges preserved on lower part of neck; slim stream and Sackett 1978, no. 15, p. 54, and no. 23,
shoulder below. Neck painted. At the top of the p. 56.
shoulder a thick, wavy, horizontal band, framed by 26 C8233. P1.7 5
and partlyo verlappingt hree thin verticals.O n a body
Room 37 (64A/2:47).
sherd, a snaky line with part of a vertical to its right;
Hn + 1 0.037; Dl ca. 0.21.
line and band below. Lower part painted.
lOYR 6/4, purplish brown in core; light brown
surface;s ome inclusions.
24 C8403. Fragmento f neck and shoulder.F lat, horizontal lip,
Room 38 (64A/2:78). straightn eck, and slim shoulder.T hree grooves pre-
Df 0.07. servedo n shoulder.P lain. Of the classicalp eriod.
5YR 6/6, red brown.
27 C8234. P1.7 5
Two fragmentso f foot, twoj oining fragmentso f body
Room 37 (64A/2:47).
and fragment of neck. Flat foot. Ridge on neck,
Pres. H 0.088.
0.03 m. below the top of the sherd. Paint worn. Neck
7.5YR 6/4, buff brown.
painted; band at top inside. Snaky band on body
sherds.L owest part of wall painted;b ase reserved. Fragmento f neck with part of handle. Flat, horizon-
tal rim; ridge on neck 0.015 m. below lip; sloping
shoulders.F ourg roovesp reserveda round lower part
25 C8920. P1.7 5 of neck. Traces of paint on rim and neck. Intrusive
Room 31 (60B/2:74). piece of the classicalp eriod.
JUGS
A range of shapes is representedb ut with few examples.
28 C8771. Fig. 3J under handle join; stepped maeander (plus other
traces)o n a shoulders herd. Fabricn ot surelyC retan.
Room 31 (60B/2:77).
DI 0.06; Hn + 1 0.022; Df 0.045. 30 C8919. Fig. 3:H
lOYR 7/6, pale orange buff.
Room 38 (64A/2:76).
Foot with part of lower wall, and fragment of lip 7.5YR 7/6, pink buff.
and neck with much of shoulder; mug shape. Flat
Foot and lower wall. Central disc on underside of
base with two groovesa roundo uter part of underside.
foot. Dull brown paint, applied on the wheel, over
Paint worn; traces on underside; all outside, except
wall and outside of foot; inside reserved.
lip, painted; inside, reserved.
31 Uncatalogued.
29 C8224. Fig. 3:G, P1.7 5 Room 38 (64A/2:78).
Room 37 (64A/2:42). 7.5YR 7/4 to 7/6, fine fabric, gray-to-pinkb uff.
Dfca. 0.10. Severalf ragmentso f the body of a local imitationo f a
5YR 7/4, light red brown;a little mica and appar- Corinthianp olychrome oinochoe. Strong curvature,
ently a thin slip. indicating a squat body. Painted black, with sets of
Sixteen nonjoining fragments( almostc ertainlyf rom red bands, lined in white, poorly preserved,o ver the
more than one pot), from foot, body, and neck. Very black. The clay seems too red (in places) to be Co-
worn in places; some burning on inside. Band on rinthian. Copying a Transitional,o r more probably
outside of foot, anothera t turn of foot and wall. Small Early Corinthian, original (cf. Payne 1931, pp. 277
sections of decoration preserved: broken maeander and 299; CorintVh II, ii, p. 73 and XV, iii, p. 279).
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FIG.4 . VariousC retan open and closed shapes. Scale 1:2
I note furthert wo uncataloguedf ragmentso fjug- 34 C8779.
lets, from a neck, with worn banding (60B/2:83,
Room 38 (64A/2:78).
room 31), and mouth, with near vertical,f laring rim
Pres. H 0.058; D ca. 0.09.
(painted;D l 0.021; 64A/2:47, room 37).
7.5YR 6/6, light pinkishb rown.
Three joining fragmentso f body. Worn paint. Petals
ARYBALLOI at base of neck; three lines at top of wall; two to three
lines above waist, painted below waist. Later than
Fortets(aB rock 1957), no. 838, pl. 72.
32 C6966. Fig. 4:A
Additional fragments of aryballoi or juglets are a
Room 30, at or below lowest floor level
small fragment of flat lip, three bands on top, from
(56A/4:5).
room 37 (64A/2:70), and shoulder fragments from
DI 0.049; pres. H 0.039.
room 31 (60B/2:76 and 83, the former with tongues,
5YR 7/6, pale red buff.
the latterw ith parts of a more complex ornament).
Three joining fragments of lip and neck. Squared-
off rim, ridge on neck. Paint very worn. On top of
lip alternating inward- and outward-pointingr ays, VARIA: CLOSEDV ASES
bounded by two lines;a loose varianto f Fortets(aB rock
1957), pattern 4q. Bands on outside of lip and on
neck. 35 C7589. P1.7 6
Room 31 (60B/2:79).
33 C7587. P1.7 6 Shoulder fragment,p erhaps from a juglet.
Room 31 (60B/2:78). Max. pres. dim. 0.044.
Dl 0.036; pres. H 0.017. 5YR 7/4, brown,w ith lighterr ed (2.5YR 6/4) core.
7.5YR 7/6, pale pinkish buff. Ridged inside. Burnt. Lotus bud and part of a second
Rim with part of neck and handle. Handle attached motif preserved;p ainted below, with a worn, added,
tight under lip; thin, flaringr im. Plain. white band.