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Fragment of two-handled jar (amphora)

Greek
Archaic Period
560–540 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis

Medium/Technique Ceramic
Dimensions Legacy dimension: .041 x .029
Credit Line Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.578
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ClassificationsVessels

Catalogue Raisonné CVA Boston 1, pl. 58, 5; Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 353.4.
DescriptionHead of a bearded man, profile to right. There is an unidentifiable oblique line to the right, perhaps part of a spear.
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).