The Corinthian, Attic, and Lakonian Pottery from Sardis

by Judith Snyder Schaeffer and Nancy H. Ramage

Although the treasury of King Croesus held great quantities of gold and silver plate, the Lydians clearly loved fine ceramic wares imported from Greece. This preference was entirely appropriate for the capital of the expansive Lydian Kingdom, which occupied a pivotal position between the city states of the Greeks and the gigantic empire of the Persians. The importation of Greek pottery corresponds to the visits from poets, philosophers, and politicians...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674171608
• ISBN13: 9780674171602
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: Archaeological Exploration of Sardis
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.8" x 11.3"