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Fragment of mixing bowl (dinos or krater)
Greek, East Greek
Archaic Period
600–575 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .088 x .046
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.543
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 328.3.
DescriptionFragment of shoulder of North Ionian black-figured pottery dinos or krater. The interior is reserved. The exterior is decorated with ncised lotus bud and flower frieze, with added red and white detail.
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).