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Fragment of cup (skyphos)
Greek
Late Archaic Period or Early Classical Period
early 5th century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .085 W. .05 W.
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.655
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 360.1.
DescriptionHandle of a skyphos. Greenish black glaze, with fine lustre. No decorations.
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).