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Fragment of drinking cup (kantharos)
Greek, East Greek
Archaic Period
mid 6th–late 6th century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis, Temple of Hera
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .048 .027
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.956
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 353.1.
DescriptionFragment of a Chian black-figured kantharos with the head and wings of a sphinx, profile to left; face white, hair and part of the wing red.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis, Temple of Hera. 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).