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Fragment of cup (kotyle)
Greek
Archaic Period
early 6th century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .065 x .056
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.879
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionPart of kotyle with black-figure deocration which fired red-brown. At top, a band of vertical lines. Below, a part of frieze with large flower and tail of a bird. Interior red.
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).