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Fragment of goblet
Greek, East Greek
Hellenistic Period
2nd–late 1st century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .05 .035 H.
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.897
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 377.1.
DescriptionFragment of a relief ware goblet, decorated with an African in white chiton and a cap, carrying a pole on his shoulder. In front hangs a basket, in back an amphora.
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).