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Ea R Ly Ex Cavat I O N S at P E Rgamo N an D Th E Ch H E S PE RIA 7I (2002) EA R LY EX CAVAT I O N S Pages295-324 AT P E RGAMO N AN D TH E CH RONOLOGY OF RHODIAN AMPHORA STAt/\PS AB STRACT The chronologyof Rhodianamphora stamps depends heavily on a collection of roughly900 stampsfound at Pergamonin 1886,known as the Pergamon Deposit.Most of the Rhodianeponyms in this groupare dated to ca. 21F 175B.C. Twopoints of historicalinterpretation are fisndamental to thesedates: good relationsbetween Rhodes and Pergamonat that time, and Rhodian garrisoningof Knidosbetween 188 and 167. Neitherinterpretation, how- ever,withstands scrutiny.The archaeological and topographic contexts ofthe PergamonDeposit, hitherto ignored, are used here to arguefor a closingdate in the late 160sor early150s, and the widerimplications for Hellenisticce- ramicchronologies are explored. The recent,revised publication of theso-called Pergamon Deposit, an in- fluentialcollection of Hellenisticstamped amphora handles, prompted the presentreconsideration of the deposit'srole in the studyof amphora stamps,their chronology, and the study of ancienttrade. Christoph Borker andJohannes Burow's Die hellenistischenAmphorenstempel aus Pergamon (PF 11)included, as Borker'shalf of thevolume, a newpublication of the collection,which was first published by CarlSchuchhardt in 1895.1Soon afterSchuchhardt's publication, the depositproved to be of considerable importancefor developingthe chronology,first, for Rhodianstamped 1. Borker1998; Schuchhardt 1895. drafts,and I hopethis finalproduct the PergamonDeposit is basedon a The presentarticle expands on an idea repaysher efforts. I alsothank Gerald reviewof publishedreports and on firstarticulated in myreview of PF 11 Finkielsztejnfor allowing me use of his personalobservation of the topography forBonnerJahrbucher (Lawall 2002). unpublisheddissertation for the in July2000. I thankmy traveling An importantsource of researchhas preparationof this articlewhile his companions,William Aylward and beenthe unpublishednotes of Virginia 2001 bookwas in preparation.I am AndreaBerlin, who enduredthe entire Grace.These files are currently stored particularlygrateful to KathleenSlane argumentwhile we hikedup the at the Agoraexcavation offices in the andHesperia's anonymous reviewers for Pergamonacropolis. All referencesto Stoaof Attalos.I thankCarolyn savingthis work from many errors. The stampshere indicate stamps on the Koehlerfor permitting unlimited access Facultyof Artsat the Universityof handlesof amphorasrather than tiles, to thesefiles and for fruitful discussions Manitobaprovided generous research loomweights,black-glaze finewares, or abouttheir contents. Susan Rotroff support. othercoarsewares. graciouslyread and critiqued earlier The followingreconsideration of American School of Classical Studies at Athens is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve, and extend access to Hesperia ® www.jstor.org 296 MARKL. LAWALL amphorahandles and, later, for Knidianstamped handles. These stamp chronologieshave become fundamental building blocks for most other Hellenisticpottery chronologies.2 Furthermore,historians of ancientpolitics and trade often cite this depositas partof a largerdiscussion. For example, M. I. Rostovtzeffin 1941wrote: The [PergamonDeposit] testifies in allprobability to closecom- mercialrelations between Pergamon and Rhodes in theyears between220 and180 B.C. (approximately)....After 180 B.C. Pergamonprobably emancipated itself from Rhodes and may have organizedits commerceon differentlines.3 Rostovtzeff'sinfluence is clearin R. M. Berthold'smore recent use of the deposit: It alsoappears that trade between the twocountries broke off at this time,as Rhodianhandles from the period 220-180 are found in overwhelmingnumbers in Pergamon[i.e., the Pergamon Deposit], whilethose dated after about 180 arecompletely absent from the deposits.The reasonsbehind this break were undoubtedly basically economicand probably represent an emancipationof Pergamene commercefrom Rhodian domination, but the deteriorationof economicand political relations between the twostates is clearly morethan coincidental.4 2. See,for example, Sgora EII, WhileBerthold's reference to anabsence of Rhodianstamps dating after pp.96-110,and Sgora XXlX, pp. 431- 180 is incorrect,5his commentsmake clear that the implicationsof this 473,where the datesof the deposits the narrowerfield of Hellenisticamphora underlyingthe AthenianAgora depositgo farbeyond either largepart on perse. chronologyare based in chronologiesor the archaeologyof Pergamon thestamped handles. Similarly, see Borker'snew publicationreviews the stampsthemselves in the de- CorinthVII.3, pp.206,225,230,234. positin considerabledetail.6 Far less attention is paidto thedeposit's find- Schafer(PF2, p. 26) alsonotes the spot(Fig. 1), its rolein Hellenisticeconomic history, or to the waysin importanceof stampedhandles for whichthe deposithas figuredin archaeologicaldiscourse over the past Hellenisticpottery chronologies. verybrief de- 3. Rostovtzeff1941, p. 1479,n. 68. century.Borker begins by largelyrepeating Schuchhardt's 173-174,and discus- 4. Berthold1984, pp. scriptionof wherethe stamped handles were found.7 After further morerecently, Gabrielsen 1997, p. 67. sionof thecomposition of thedeposit (giving ranges of datesfor different 5. See Burow1998, nos.43,44,46, types,noting unusually early or late pieces, and assessing the preservation 47,57-59,9s92, 101, 108, 115, 116, of thefragments), Borker makes a very important and tantalizing observa- etc. the depositmight have resulted from the clearing 6. Borker(1998, pp. 8-9,13-14) tion.He proposesthat traditionalRhodian thedebris was then dumped largelyupholds the of a storeroom.After some unknown period, chronology.He does(p. 14, n.39) rec- intothe areawhere it wasexcavated in 1886.8Exploration of thisscenario ognizethe problemof periodIV being leads,here, to a completereconsideration of the scholarlyhistory of the 10-12 yearstoo longbut doesnot con- deposit,the historical context of Pergamonin thelate 3rd and 2nd centu- siderthe possibilitythat period III ries,and the archaeological context of thedeposit itself. Detailed attention stopstoo early(see below). onthe Pergamene 7. Borker1998, p. 5. to onegroup of amphorahandles and their small findspot too, he depos- 8. Borker1998, p. 9. Here, acropolisisjustified by the immense analytical weight placed on this notesthat Rhodian imports to Perga- it by scholarsof Hellenisticpottery, architecture, and economic history. mondid not simplycease at the close My reconsiderationof this deposit has three parts. First, scholars' use of the PergamonDeposit (cf. Berthold of the depositover the lastcentury helps explain the currentstatus of the 1984,pp. 173-174). EARLY EXCAVATIONS AT PERGAMON 297 Figure1. Findspotofthe Pergamon Deposit, with Turkishworkman holdingamphora handle. After AvP V.1, text pl. 20 depositin amphorastudies (see "History of Research,"below). Since 1907 the consensusfor the rangeof datesfor the Rhodianeponyms in the de- posithas been ca. 220-180 or 210-175 B.C. This consensushas recently beenchallenged in a seriesof worksby GeraldFinkielsztejn, who pro- posesa reviseddate of 193/>163/1 B.C.9 Thesecompeting theories can be evaluatedby closelyconsidering the two historicalpoints on whichthe traditionalchronology depended: 1) the existenceof closeand friendly Rhodianrelations with Pergamonbetween ca. 220 and180 B.C.; and2) Rhodiancontrol of Knidosbetween 188 and 167 B.C. Closerexamination of the historicalevidence (see "Rhodes,Pergamon, Knidos," below) re- vealsserious weaknesses in thesetwo long-acceptedinterpretations of thehistorical sources. Therefore, in thefinal stage of thisreconsideration, I returnto the archaeologicaland topographic setting of thedeposit itself (see "ArchaeologicalContext," below), and proposea closingdate in 9. Finkielsztejn1995, pp. 281-282; the 160sor 150sB.C., withoutdependence on theseproblematic historical 2001, p. 175. conclusions. 298 MARK L. LAWALL Figure2. Planof thecitadel at Pergamon,showing the location of thedeposit terrace. After Dreyfus andSchraudolph 1997, foldout plate HISTORY OF RESEARCH ThePergamon Deposit was excavatedin September1886 (Fig.1), and Schuchhardtpublished the stampedhandles in 1895.1°No otherartifacts fromthe areahave ever been mentioned or published.llSchuchhardt de- scribedthe findspot, marked by a redcross on theplan in hispublication, aslying between an earlier and later course of thecity wall in thesoutheast cornerof the acropolis(Figs. 2-3). The handlesthemselves were found as fill withinthe foundationsof a stonebuilding (referred to hereafteras . 10. Schuchhardtreceived a stipend tw1ce. 1n an ear..y pre. .1m1nary report fromthe GermanArchaeological In- fromthe Pergamoncampaign (Hu- stitutein 1886(Grunert 1987, p. 104). mann,Bohn, and Frankel 1888), once In Februaryof thatyear, he arrivedat by CarlHumann (p. 57: "an einer Pergamon,where he seemsto havemet andererStelle fanden sich bis zu universalapproval (Schulte 1963; Karl tausendabgebrochener Amphoren- andDorner 1989, pp. 91-97), distin- henkelmit Stempeln.Schuchhardt guishinghimself with his studyof the kopiertesie samtlich";also quoted by watersystem of the cityand the re- Karland Dorner 1989, p. 92), andin a gionaltopography; he alsoworked at moreextended description by Richard the nearbysite of Aegae.After working Bohn(p. 67, see below).The findis with Dorpfeldin Athensin 1887,he not mentionedin the laterpreliminary wenton to a distinguishedcareer more reportpublished in 1899,also covering focusedon Europeanprehistory (see
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