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Fragment of vessel
Greek, East Greek
Archaic Period
early 6th century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
11 x 9.4 cm
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.840
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 328.1.
DescriptionPart of a North Ionian black polychrome vessel, possibly an oinochoe or amphora. Tongue pattern and lotus flower with red and white added; above reserved horizontal lines and white and red lines.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1886-7: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; December 22, 1887, presented to the MFA by the EEF. (Accession date: 1888).