Terracotta footed dish

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7th–6th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

The local pottery of Lydia (in present-day western Turkey) is known primarily from excavations at Sardis, the region’s capital city. Sardis was an important center of cross-cultural interactions between the Greeks on the Ionian coast to the west and the Phrygians to the east. The footed dish, a Lydian specialty, was made in a local monochrome style referred to as "grey ware," which flourished during the seventh and early sixth centuries B.C.

Artist

Unknown

Date

7th–6th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Lydian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of T. Leslie Shear Jr., in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2020