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Fragment of two-handled jar (neck amphora) with Herakles and Nereus
Greek
Archaic Period
early 6th century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .092 .085
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.827
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 353.3.
DescriptionA should fragment from an Attic black-figured neck amphora, depicting Herakles wresting with Nereus. The upper body of Nereus with a balding head is preserved, along with the arms of Herakles along Nereus' shoulders.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1886-7: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; December 22, 1887, presented to the MFA by the EEF. (Accession date: 1888).