Lydian Sardis and Its Sphere of Influence in the Light of Laboratory Analysis Results

Abstract

Alongside its programme of chemical analyses of Archaic East Greek pottery, the Lyon Laboratory for Archaeometry has also looked into the field of Anatolian wares, first of all through additional samples from Lydian Sardis and from Kelainai, as well as with a small collection from Daskyleion. The results obtained enriched our data bank of valuable references on these sites and led to useful comparisons with the Greek settlements of Old Smyrna and Ephesus, both in close relationships with the Lydian sphere.

Regional Lydian pottery at Daskyleion: testing stylistic classification by chemical analysis

“…Another potential source of comparative data comes from XFR studies. P. Dupont and V. Lungu recently published XRF analyses of Lydian and related pottery from Sardis, Daskyleion, Kelainai and Gordion, as well as from a few Greek sites in Ionia and the Black Sea area (Dupont, Lungu 2020). This included 13 samples from Daskyleion (Dupont, Lungu 2020: 114, 118, 136, 140, nos.…”