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Fragment of bowl with bird
Greek, East Greek
Archaic Period
late 7th century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis, Temple of the Dioscuri
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .074 by .059
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.1086
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 327.2.
DescriptionFragment of a North Ionian bird bowl. Edge black and three black lines below; on the red band between, part of a water bird with latticed body and a point rosette.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis, Temple of the Dioscuri. 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).