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Fragment with hound
Greek, East Greek
Archaic Period
late 7th–early 6th century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis, Temple of the Dioscuri
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: H. .05 W. .052
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.1077
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 302.9.
DescriptionFragment of a Chian Mature Animal Style chalice or heavy chalice. Outside, forepart of a hound in yellow glaze outline, body black with red-brown added; guilloche below. Inside, white line and red and white star.
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).