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Fragment of covered dish (lekane)
Greek, East Greek
Archaic Period
late 7th–early 6th century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis, Temple of Hera
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.978
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 308.5.
DescriptionRim fragment of a Chian black-figured Sphinx and Lion lekane. The root of its handle is preserved directly under a female head with a decorated headdress in relief. On one side of this the beginning of a frieze, showing the rear of a lion seated. Interior, black lines on a white ground.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis, Temple of Hera. 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).