Sukas XI : The Attic Pottery and Commentary on the Greek Inscriptions Found on Tall Sukas

26x20cm, 164 pages. Minor wear. VG. With a handwritten letter from author loosely inserted. Series: Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab, Scientia Danica, Series H, Humanistica, 4, Vol. 3 / Publications of the Carlsberg Expedition to Phoenicia, 14. [Summary:This book deals with the Attic pottery found on Tall Sukas and aims at giving as precise a description and time of production as possible for the individual pieces. It is hoped that this particular group of finds can elucidate the Greek presence on the Syrian coast, especially at Tall Sukas, where some of the earliest well-dated Attic examples occur. The number of Attic sherds is modest compared to the East Greek finds at the site, but it seems that these different kinds of import at the beginning of the 6th century BC overlap and thus provide a more detailed picture of the Greek presence for that period. To a large extent the Attic, as well as the East Greek pottery, is found in connection with architectural remains and thus shows the preferences of the inhabitants with regard to table-service. The fact that a considerable number of the East Greek pieces carry Greek inscriptions would seem to indicate that these inhabitants were Greek-speakers. Even more significant in this respect is the occurrence of Greek inscriptions on coarse-ware tiles and pottery. Especially important are the inscriptions on tiles originating from the rectangular building in G14-G15, which point to the builders and users of the building as being Greek. A final chapter is devoted to a discussion of the particular function of this building].…