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Pitcher (oinochoe)
Greek
Archaic Period
early 6th century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis; Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Black Figure
Dimensions
27.7 cm (10 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.1036
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 349.
DescriptionFragments of an Attic oinochoe restored in plaster. Below the band of tongues, a frieze of birds and sirens; under this a frieze of lions and goats.
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).