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Fragment of mixing bowl (column krater)

Fragment of mixing bowl (column krater)

Greek

Archaic Period

530–520 B.C.

Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis

Medium/Technique Ceramic

Dimensions Legacy dimension: .114 x .082

Credit Line Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription

Accession Number86.598

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome

ClassificationsVessels

Catalogue Raisonné CVA Boston 2, pl. 108, 12; Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 354.4.

DescriptionHorses of a quadriga (four-horse chariot) walking to right. In background, a draped figure with rosettes on the drapery. Interior black.

ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over February 1886. (Accession date: 1886).