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Fragment of plate
Greek, East Greek
Archaic Period
early 6th–mid 6th century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .079 .053
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.831
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 319.5.
DescriptionFragment of a North Ionian black-figured plate, with a sphinx and swan facing each other.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 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).