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Salt cellar
Greek
Classical Period
early 4th century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis, Cemetery
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: H. 0.016 D. 0.04 m.
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.817
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 368.
DescriptionA black glazed salt cellar, used for dispensing salt.
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).