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Fragment of lid
Greek, East Greek
Archaic Period
early 6th century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis, Temple of Hera
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
7.2 x 2.7 cm.
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.951a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 310.1.
DescriptionFragment of a lid, probably for a Chian black-figured Sphinx and Lion Style stemmed bowl. Exterior has forepart of a lion with an open mouth, profile to right. In the field, rosettes. Zigzag on shoulder of lion. Interior, white.
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).