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Fragment of plate
Greek, East Greek
Archaic Period
early 6th century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .141 x .064
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.885
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionPart of a sofa-rim plate with white slip. Decoration consists of sets of vertical lines outside a band of dots on the rim, thick band of black with added red and white lines at the edge of the floor, and an incised half-rosette in the center.
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).