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Oil flask (squat lekythos)
Greek
Classical Period
4th century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis, Cemetery
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .083 H. .049 D.
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.813
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 363.
DescriptionAthenian red figure squat lekythos with light clay and a thin black glaze.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis, Cemetery. 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).