Fragment of a high-handled drinking cup (kantharos) inscribed "Aphro[dit]e"

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Fragment of a high-handled drinking cup (kantharos) inscribed "Aphro[dit]e"

Greek, East Greek

Archaic Period

early 6th–mid 6th century B.C.

Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis, Temple of Aphrodite

Medium/Technique Ceramic

Dimensions Legacy dimension: .055 x .038

Credit Line Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription

Accession Number88.1070

ON VIEW
Early Greek Art Gallery (Gallery 213)

CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome

ClassificationsVessels

Catalogue Raisonné Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 303.1.

DescriptionRim sherd of Chian pottery Type B1 kantharos; white slip; interior: reserved band at rim, glazed streaky black below; part of lotus flower in added white outlines with added red centers; top of rim glazed; exterior reserved with pre-firing dipinto inscription, "APHRO" (line 1) + "E" (line 2) ("Aphrodite").

InscriptionsExterior:
ΑΦΡΟ
Η

ProvenanceFrom Naukratis, Temple of Aphrodite. 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).