Description (Labels & Markings)
Four sherds are marked in black ink reading: 'Alabor. R. W. Hutchinson. L.B.A.', three sherds are marked in black ink reading: 'Alabor. F. B. Welch. L.B.A.'.
Event Date
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung

Description (Physical description)
Description for 1926.323 A-E: 'Potsherds of various dates: A: Late Bronze Age - i.e. Practically contemporary with Mycenean; 7 fragments of pink, smooth surfaced ware; and of purple-on-buff (typical local) ware. Handmade. B: One fragment of Mycenean ware - part of a base. C: Iron Age - i.e. post-Mycenean and pre-classical; twisted handle of grey ware; one fragment of pink and one of grey smooth-faced ware, and one of purple-on-buff, one pink. Handmade. D: Classical period; 11 pieces: one fragment of a large vessel, coarse pinkish ware with a rosette-like boss: two fragments of black-glaze ware; several of buff ware with dark painted decoration. E: 8 undated sherds
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (Analysis)
Catalogue card notes that these were collected by R.W. Hutchinson, W.L. Cuttle and F.B. Welch during the 1926 [Vardaroftsi] excavations, but this site is not mentioned in the subsequent publications so its exact location is uncertain (see Heurtley, W.A. and Hutchinson, R.W. (1925/26). 'Report on the Excavations at the Toumba and Tables of Vardaroftsa, Macedonia, 1925, 1926: Part I. The Toumba.' The Annual of the British School at Athens, vol. 27. pp. 1-66; see Heurtley, W.A. & Davies, O. (1926). 'Report on the Excavations at the Toumba and Tables of Vardaróftsa, Macedonia, 1925, 1926; Part I.' The Annual of the British School at Athens, vol. 28. pp. 195-200.).
Event Date 1926
Author: maa

Context (Amendments / updates)
The sherds are only marked with the names of R. W. Hutchinson and F. B. Welch, hence W. L. Cuttle has been omitted from the source field. Likewise, the Place field has been changed from 'Europe; Southern Europe; Greece; ?Central Macedonia; ?Eastern Macedonia and Thrace; Alabar' to 'Europe; Southern Europe; Greece; ?Central Macedonia; ?Eastern Macedonia and Thrace; Alabor; ?Kidonea' as the sherds are clearly marked 'Alabor' instead of 'Alabar' which might hint to the site of Mallo Alabor (Mikron Alamporon) close to modern Kidonea near Thessaloniki.
Event Date 18/3/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung

Description (Physical description)
Seven sherds of different hand-made vessels. Three slightly inturned, thickened rim sherds of buff fabric with matt dark red slip. One simple everted rim sherd of buff fabric with light grey core and two parallel diagonal black painted bands with triangular pattern on the exterior. One simple everted rim sherd with base of strap handle of buff fabric with black matt slip on the exterior. Two body sherds of buff fabric with cream slip and dark painted horizontal lines on exterior.
Event Date 18/3/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung