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Hogarth, David G.; Smith, Cecil Harcourt [Mitarb.]
Excavations at Ephesus: the archaic Artemisia: Text — London, 1908

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A further characteristic of the fabric is the selection of patterns ; prominent
among these is a border composed of two thin lines with a narrow space between
them, united by a row of dots or short vertical lines ; a sort of dog-tooth
pattern is also found, and there is generally a tendency to the introduction of
small decorated squares.1

Another fabric, which is new to me, is represented here by two pieces,
Nos. 10-11. The form of No. 10 appears to be that illustrated in Bohlau
{loc. cit. pi. viii., Fig. 10). The ornament consists of the same class of
decorative patterns, laid in a similar earthy black upon a clay, which varies
from pale yellowish red to a deep, almost brick red. It is unlucky that a little
more of the subject on the int. of No. 11 is not preserved ; it would have been
interesting to know whether the bodies of the animals, as well as the heads and
feet, were drawn in outline.

The same characteristic patterns occur also on the " Lesbian " lid of a pyxis
(No. 13) ; they have also been traced on the ivory statuettes (see p. 15b), and it
looks as if they represent a local characteristic. While there seems no inherent
difficulty in assigning the other fabrics just mentioned to an Ephesian origin,
we should not naturally expect to find " Lesbian " ware manufactured there ; in
the case, however, of the pyxis-lid it is quite possible that the engraved
ornament may have been applied to it at any time ; and, therefore, after it was
imported into Ephesus.

As might be expected, there is considerable affinity between the character
of the pottery finds at Ephesus and Miletus, so far as the scanty material from

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both sites enables us to make a comparison. By the kindness of Dr. Wiegand
and Dr. Knackfiiss, I was enabled, in the spring of 1905, to examine and make
notes at Miletus of the specimens of pottery which had up to that date been
discovered there.

1 Similar patterns occur on ihe early white-faced ware found in Cyprus, Melos, Then, etc.; sec for instance the
fragment published in Ptyhkefi (J./f.S. SuppL Paper, no. 4), p. 15S, fig. 14S. Possibly this ware may also be Asiatic
in origin.

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