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Fragment with a winged creature

Greek, East Greek
Archaic Period
600–550 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis

Medium/Technique Ceramic
Dimensions Legacy dimension: .092 x .081
Credit Line Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.523
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ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionBody fragment from a large closed black-figured vessel, possibly an oinochoe. The fragment is decorated with rosettes and an unidentifiable winged creature, either a type of bird or a mythical hybrid such as a sphinx. The interior is reserved.
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).