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Fragment of cup
Greek
Archaic Period
mid 6th century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis, Temple of Hera
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .104 D. .017 H.
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.933
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 329.1.
DescriptionDecorated on exterior with narrow brown lines, and a broader one around the rim. Interior has broad bands of black, with red and blue and white lines.
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).