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Two fragments of mixing bowl (krater)
Greek
Archaic Period
late 7th–early 6th century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis, Temple of Hera
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: (a) .085 x .062 / (b).061 x .055
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.944a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 319.1.
DescriptionTwo fragments of a Corinthian krater. (a) Exterior has seated griffin, flowers in field. Interior not painted. (b) Exterior has swan being held by its neck, though only parts of the person holding it remain; in field, flowers and other filling motifs. Interior not painted.
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).