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Fragment of mixing bowl (krater)
Greek
Classical Period
460–430 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis; Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Red Figure
Dimensions
8 x 12 cm (3 1/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.609
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 359.2.
DescriptionFragment of the rim of a krater. Inside black with reserved red line. Outside, a running lotus and palmette frieze.
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: 1886).