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Alabastron

350–300 B.C.
Country of Origin, for CustomsEgypt
FindspotNaukratis, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueTravertine (Egyptian alabaster)
DimensionsH. 15.5 cm, Diameter 5.5
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number88.727
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ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis, Cemetery. 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: April 1, 1888)