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Fragment of chalice
Greek, East Greek
Archaic Period
580–570 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: H. .056 W. .046
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.517
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 302.10.
DescriptionBody sherd (joined from two fragments) of Chian Grand Style pottery chalice with a white slip. The interior is glazed black with lotus flower in added white outline with added red centers. The exterior is decorated with the following elements, stating from the top: a cross-hatched pattern frieze, two narrow bands, and the head of a woman in profile with stephane in hair and shoulder with himation remaining.
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).