An oblong fragment of a red clay vessel with two lines of Greek lettering.

An Athenian vessel shoulder fragment from a large enclosed vase. There is reddish glaze on the exterior of the fragment. After the vessel was shattered, the unglazed interior of the fragment was lightly incised with part of the Greek alphabet, as it appeared in the sixth century B.C.

Comments

Bibliography:

Papadopoulos et al (2007), p. 166, fig. 148A

AgoraPicBk 14 (1974), fig. 1.

Agora XXI, no. A 2, p. 7, pl. 1.

Online Resources
Agora Excavations Object P 6074
Associated Passages
1. Greek Vowels: Key Terms and Concepts
Date
6th c. BC
Culture
Greek
Location
Athens, Greece
Image Credit
American School of Classical Studies at Athens
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