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Fragment of eye cup
Greek, East Greek
Archaic Period
early 6th century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis, Temple of Apollo
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .056 x .031
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.641
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 312.2.
DescriptionPart of an eye cup, with an eye painted in dark brown, shading to red. Interior dark brown.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis, Temple of Apollo. 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).