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Fragment of mixing bowl (krater) with graffito

Fragment of mixing bowl (krater) with graffito

Greek, East Greek

Archaic Period

6th–mid 6th century B.C.

Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis, Temple of Aphrodite

Medium/Technique Ceramic

Dimensions Legacy dimension: 1.058 x .035

Credit Line Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription

Accession Number88.1072

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome

ClassificationsVessels

Catalogue Raisonné Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 318.4.

DescriptionDecoration in brown and black glaze with added red. On top of rim a lion or panther; on the edge an incised inscription.

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).