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Fragment of bowl with bird
Greek, East Greek
Archaic Period
625–590 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .074 x .057
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.558
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 327.1.
DescriptionRim of a bird bowl. Exterior has water fowl between bands of dark brown. Interior dark brown, with red and white lines.
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).