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Fragment of drinking cup (kylix) with a tripod beneath the handle

Fragment of drinking cup (kylix) with a tripod beneath the handle

Greek

Late Archaic Period

525–500 B.C.

Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis

Medium/Technique Ceramic, Black Figure

Dimensions 6.8 x 8.3 cm (2 11/16 x 3 1/4 in.)

Credit Line Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription

Accession Number86.601

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome

ClassificationsVessels

Catalogue Raisonné CVA Boston 2, pl. 109, 19; Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 357.6.

DescriptionHandle fragment of a type a cup(kylix). Between the two ends of the handled there is a painted tripod. Interior of the kylix is black.

ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over February 1886. (Accession date: 1886).