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Fragment of box (lekanis)
Greek
Archaic Period
580–570 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis, Temple of Hera
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .054 .039
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.952
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 347.5.
DescriptionFragment of an Attic black-figured lekanis with the H=heads of a lion or panther and of a goat. The horns of the goat are being held by a person (only the hand and part of the arm remain). Clay red. Interior black.
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).