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Fragment of a cup or mug
Greek, East Greek
Archaic Period
600–550 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .06 D. x .029 H.
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.498
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 302.4.
DescriptionFragment of a base and wall from a white slip Chian pottery cup or mug with a flat floor and low ring foot. The exterior has brown and yellow lines at bottom, while the interior is glazed.
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).