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Lug of brazier
Greek, East Greek
Hellenistic Period
2nd or 1st century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: H. 0.122 D. 0.115 m.
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.876
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 378.2.
DescriptionCoarse gritty clay, dark red, without glaze. Square upright projection from the rim on which is an ivy crowned head of Silenus in relief, the long beard extending inward to form a lug. Above, Greek letters in relief: "Hekataiou."
Late Greek Plain Ware. Hellenistic.
Late Greek Plain Ware. Hellenistic.
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).