Fragment of two-handled jar (amphora) – Works – Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Advanced Search

Advanced Search

Fragment of two-handled jar (amphora)

Fragment of two-handled jar (amphora)

Greek

Archaic Period

mid 6th century B.C.

Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis

Medium/Technique Ceramic

Dimensions Legacy dimension: .065 .035

Credit Line Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription

Accession Number88.836

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome

ClassificationsVessels

Catalogue Raisonné CVA Boston 1, pl. 58, 9; Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 355.4.

DescriptionFine clay and pale brown surface decorated the heads of two women and a horse's mane, all partially preserved.

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).