Advanced Search 
Fragment of drinking cup (kylix)
Greek
Archaic Period
early 6th century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis, Temple of the Dioscuri
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .102 by .042
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.1075
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 341.2.
DescriptionFragment of a Corinthian black-figured kylix. Warm yellow clay; decoration in brown to black glaze, details in fine incised lines. Inside, black; outside frieze of helmeted warriors to right with shields and raised spears. An eagle and a dotted cross in the field.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis, Temple of the Dioscuri. 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).