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Fragment of plate
Greek, East Greek
Archaic Period
early 6th century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis, Temple of Apollo
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .188 D.
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.633
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 323.1.
DescriptionPart of a shallow dish. A band of dots, a meander, and in the center, a star of lotus buds and flowers. Surface considerably worn, and colors obliterated. Exterior brown and red lines on natural clay.
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).