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Jug (olpe)
Greek, East Greek
Archaic Period
6th–early 6th century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 0.20 H. 0.18 D.
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.1037
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 326.
DescriptionAn intact Milesian olpe or oinochoe. Clay pale yellow, decoration almost effaced. Handle, neck and base show traces of red glaze. At junction of neck and shoulder was a stabornament. Near the bottom traces of an egg-pattern.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1885-6: 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).