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Bronze cover

Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 1.8 x 2.7 cm (11/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Credit Line Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.343
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionOctagonal bronze cover; circular knob on top; incised decoration on exterior; thin walls; smooth surface; incrusted.
ProvenanceFrom 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: January 1, 1886)