Fragment of a hanging lamp or miniature sword figurine
3rd–2nd century B.C.
FindspotNaukratis, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueTerracotta
Dimensions5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.)
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number86.474
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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).
late 3rd–early 1st century B.C.
Prehistoric
