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Fragment of cup with inscription
Greek, East Greek
Archaic Period
early 6th–mid 6th century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis, Temple of Aphrodite
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .052 x .035
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.1081
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 304.1.
DescriptionFragment of a Chian Ionian cup. Outside, incised inscription (NETHI) inside, white lines on black.
InscriptionsΝΕΘΗ
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis, Temple of Aphrodite. 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).