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Libation vase (kernos)
Greek, East Greek
Archaic Period
late 7th century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 0.105 H. 0.272 D.
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.1040
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 311.
DescriptionA Chian tripod-footed kernos reconstructed from fragments and plaster. Creamy white glaze. Hollow ring on four legs, with nine kotyliskoi for offerings. On top and sides cross-hatched lines between two stripes.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1885-6: 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).