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Fragment of drinking cup (kylix)

Greek
Archaic Period
525–500 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis

Medium/Technique Ceramic
Dimensions Legacy dimension: .086 D.
Credit Line Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.602
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ClassificationsVessels

Catalogue Raisonné CVA Boston 2, pl. 109, 16; Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 357.1.
DescriptionTondo and foot of a kylix, either cup type a or cup type b. On the interior of bowl, which has been broken away, is a cock, standing profile to right. Fine black glaze.
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).