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Oil flask (alabastron) in the form of a sitting ape
Roman, Imperial Period, 1st to 2nd century A.D.
Findspot: Naukratis, Egypt
10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.)
Ceramic
Classification: VesselsObject is currently not on viewThe mold-made vase in the form of a sitting ape was originally covered with red slip. The ape wears a cord around his neck from which hang two medallions and an amulet. There are two pierced holes for suspension in the rim on top of his head. Museum of Fine Arts, BostonEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription, 1886
Accession number: 86.442Provenance/Ownership History: From Naukratis. 1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over February 1886. (Accession date: 1886).This object is included in the following Selected Tour(s):
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