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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
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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).