Greek, Roman and Byzantine Pottery at Ilion (Troia):
Sebastian Heath and Billur Tekkök, Editors
Geometric to Archaic Finewares, including Attic Black-Figure
Please note that this is a public draft of work in progress
The following catalog is an incomplete representation of the sources of decorated finewares available at Troy from the Geometric to Archaic periods. It does not include the locally produced "G2/3" ware which appears separately. As with many contemporaneous sites, the diversity of archaic sources, including Corinthian and Aegean vessels, increasingly gives way to the growing Attic presence in the regional market for fine tablewares. The ceramics of this period are under study by C. Aslan, with results of this work already published in .
1. Late Protogeometric/Early Geometric Lekythos
P. H. .145. Th. .009-.012.
D09.3040:6. Several sections of joining body fragments and handle stub. Slightly worn. Upper and lower registers have triangles filled with uneven diagonal lines with occasional crossing lines. The triangles are fringed with dots; the middle section has horizontal bands. Matte black paint (Gley 2 3/5PB) on tan ground (10YR 7/4). Fabric: tan (7.5YR 7/4), white and black inclusions, some mica.
First published as no. 20 with references; see the same for stratigraphic context.
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2. East Greek Geometric Bowl Rim
K13.0029:1. SC01-1g. Two joining sherds. Lozenge in metope field. Join is to K13.0109.
, plate 61. East Greek workshops continued to produce bowl with geometric decoration into the 7th century. This particular motif appears on 'bird bowls', including those from north Ionian workshops (eg. :fig. 41); for discussion of the workshops producing the form see , pp. 9-10.
3. Archaic Bowl (c. early 6th century BC)
P. H. .033. Est. diam. rim 24. Th. .005.
D09.2916:5. Red (10R 4/8) bands and wavy lines on a pink/orange background (2.5YR 7/6) on both the interior and exterior. Fabric: pink with a lighter core (2.5YR 6/6), a few small black inclusions, a little mica.
First published as no. 142 with references; see the same for stratigraphic context.
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4. Wild Goat Style Plate or Stemmed Dish (c. 650-550 BC)
P. H. .25. Est. diam. rim 25. Th. .007.
D09.2902:1. Four joining pieces. Worn paint. Upper register has a ray design and part of a medallion. Middle register has squares alternating with dots. Center has floral decoration. Brown (2.5YR N/4) and red paint (10R 4/6) on interior. Exterior has orange bands (2.5YR 6/8). Fabric: orange/brown (5YR 6/6), some white and gray inclusions, mica. Type 1b.
First published as no. 131 with references; see the same for stratigraphic context.
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5. East Greek Wild-Goat Style Plate (7th to 6th Century BC)
D09.1904:1. SC01-3a. Rim of plate. Back of deer or goat with various ornaments. Brown and maroon on tan ground.
6. East Greek Wild-Goat Style Dish (7th to 6th Century BC)
z07.0106:11. SC01-3b. Dish body fragment. Head of a grazing goat, segmented triangles.
7. East Greek Wild-Goat Style Jug (7th to 6th Century BC)
z06/07.0211:2. SC01-3c. Body fragment of jug. Goat or deer and possible rosette. Dark brown on tan ground.
8. East Greek Wild-Goat Style Body Fragment (7th to 6th Century BC)
D09.0104:1. SC01-3d. Single body fragment. Interlocking triangles. Dark brown on tan ground.
9. East Greek Wild-Goat Style Dish Body Fragment (7th to 6th Century BC)
z07.0106:12. SC01-3e. Single body sherd of dish. Stylized floral ornament. Dark brown and maroon on tan ground.
10. East Greek Eye Cup Rim (6th Century BC)
D09.2408:2. SC01-6d. Single sherd. Beige fabric with tiny voids and occasional white inclusions. Eye partially extent, rays at left.
11. Corinthian Jug Fragment (Late Seventh to Early Sixth Century BC)
Th. .006. L. .051. W. .07.
D09.0163:4. SC01-5c. Single sherd. Pale fabric. Black paint on plain ground, incised lines. Animal facing left with head down. Rossette and dots.
12. Unclassified Black-Figure Skyphos (early 6th century BC)
Th. .002.
D09.2908:18. Eight body sherds in two joining groups. Pink/orange (2.5YR 6/6) fabric with no visiable inclusions. Decoration shows the feet and part of the body of one figure, probably a siren and the paw of another figure, most likely a panther. Radial petal decoration in the bottom register. Black paint (7.5YR 3/2) with added purple (10R 4/4) on an orange ground (7.5YR 6/6). Interior has streak brown/black paint.
First published as no. 166; see this for parallels and stratigraphic context.
13. Black-Figure Kotyle Profile, Swan Group (6th century BC)
H. .056. Est. diam. rim .08 (1/5 preserved). Est. diam. base .04 (1/4 preserved). Th. .006.
A08/09.0019:1. SC01-4l. Two joining sherds preserve profile and start of handle. Very fine, reddish fabric with no visible inclusions. Flaring ring foot, horizontal handle just under rim. Black paint on plain ground. At left, head and body of swan partially extant; at right, rear and legs of swan. Vertical drops below rim. Interior thinly slipped in black.
Cf. , fig. 298, nos. 1-5 and 7-18.
14. Black-Figure Cup Base, Swan Group (6th century BC)
P. H. .035. Est. diam. base .042 (1/4 preserved). Th. .0036.
A08/09.0011:1. Single sherd with partial base and lower wall. Fine, reddish fabric with no visible inclusions. Low, flaring ring foot. Black paint on plain ground. Forepart of swan facing right visible at left, rear of another at right; birds are separated by three dots, two of which are streaked.
Cf. , fig. 298.
15. Black-Figure Cup Base, Swan Group (6th century BC)
P. H. .036. Est. diam. base .036 (entire preserved). Th. .002.
D09.2672:1. SC01-4k. Single sherd with complete base and lower wall. Fine, reddish fabric with no visible inclusions. Low, flaring ring foot. Black paint over plain ground on exterior. Lower part of three swans facing right extant. Birds are separated by vertical stacks of short, diagonal lines. Extant interior wall thinly slipped in black.
Cf. , fig. 298.
16. Black-Figure Cup Base, Swan Group (6th century BC)
P. H. .03. Est. diam. base .042 (1/4 preserved). Th. .0032.
D09.2672:2. SC01-4i. Single sherd with partial base and lower wall. Fine, reddish fabric with no visible inclusions. Low, flaring ring foot. Black paint over plain ground on exterior. Overlapping hanging arcs in vegetal motif. Extant interior wall slipped in black, interior floor is reserved.
Cf. , fig. 298.
17. Attic Black-Figure Plate Fragment (525-500 BC)
Th. .0064. L. .039. W. .054.
z06/07.0221:1. SC01-6m. Single sherd. Interior: Head of youth right with incised detail, fillet in added purple. Two dots at left. Two concentric circles at base of wall. Exterior: Extant surface black slip with reserved band.
18. Black-Figure Lid Fragment (6th century BC)
Th. .0048. L. .038. W. .041.
z07.0005:2. SC01-6b. Single sherd. Partially extant, draped figure running to right. Interior slipped black with single band of thinner slip extant.
General Bibliography
Aslan, Carolyn Chabot. 2002.
“Ilion before Alexander: Protogeometric, Geometric and Archaic Pottery from D9,” Studia Troica 12: 81-130.
Blegen, Carl, Cedric Boulter, John Caskey
and Marion Rawson. 1958.
Troy IV. Settlements VIIa, VIIb, and VIII. Princeton.
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Coldstream, J.N.. 1968.
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Cook, Robert. 1960.
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Dupont, Pierre. 1983.
“Classification et détermination de provenance des céramiques grecques orientales archaiques d'Istros,” Dacia 27: 19-43.
Lemos, Anna. 1991.
Archaic Pottery of Chios: the Decorated Styles Oxford University Committee for Archaeology 30. Oxford.
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Schaus, Gerald. 1992.
“Archaic imported fine wares from the acropolis, Mytilene,”
Hesperia 61: 355-374.
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Walter-Karydi, Elena. 1973.
Samische Gefässe des 6. Jahrhunderts v. Chr. Samos 6.1. Bonn.
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