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Fragment of tripod bowl
Cypriote
Cypro-Archaic Period
550–525 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Marble
Dimensions
Height x length: 5 x 3.8 cm (1 15/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession NumberRES.88.45
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionLeg fragment of a shallow cosmetic tripod bowl, each in the form of a sphinx. The head is still visible on this fragment, and part of the bowl is preserved at the attachment. There is a hole drilled horizontally through the body of the figure (below and just behind shoulder level), the sides of which are filed quite flat, perhaps for the joining of another piece.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 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: December 22, 1887)
(Accession Date: December 22, 1887)