Fragment of two-handled jar (amphora)
550–540 B.C.
FindspotNaukratis, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueCeramic
DimensionsLegacy dimension: .092 x .072
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number86.616
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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).
the Amasis Painter
1350–1230 B.C.
A.D. 200–250
about 550 B.C.
second half of 4th century B.C.