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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
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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).