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Fragment of mixing bowl (krater)
Greek, East Greek
Archaic Period
early 6th century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .11 .094
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.839
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 320.9.
DescriptionInterior is pale reddish mottled color; exterior is decorated with a griffin and a swan, and rosettes in orange-brown; no glaze.
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).