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Fragment of plate with animal frieze
Greek, East Greek
Archaic Period
575–550 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .08 x .047
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.515
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 323.9.
DescriptionFlat dish decorated with the haunches and tail of lion and body and legs of a large bird on interior. The exterior is not painted.
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).