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Plate
Greek, East Greek
Archaic Period
6th–mid 6th century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis, Temple of Hera
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: H. .05 D. .218
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.929
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 322.
DescriptionA plate restored in plaster, about two-thirds is original. Inside and out covered with white slip and decorated with concentric circles of black glaze. In the center inside, a large star.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis, Temple of Hera. 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).