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amphora(?); oinochoe(?)

Object Type: amphora (?); oinochoe (?)
Description: Fragment of foot and lower wall of East Greek pottery amphora or oinochoe; rays emerging from band at join of body and slight ring foot. Paint fired from black to red (10 R 5/6).
Cultures/periods: East Greek; Archaic Greek
Production date: 600BC-575BC
Production place: Made in: North Ionia (?)
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Naukratis
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Diameter: 10 centimetres (base); Height: 6.40 centimetres; Thickness: 0.50 centimetres; Width: 10 centimetres
Curator's comments: Venit: 'Rays at the bases of amphorae and oinochoai are unusual, but compare New York (Kardara, pl. 6 fig.2b and p.101 no.15), Louvre CA 3039 9ibid., p.101 fig. 66, and p.101 no.8) = Classical Camirus = Middle Wild Goat II, and Copenhagen (Kardara, p.208 no.3 and p.209 fig.179) = Mixed technique = Late Wild Goat.'
Bibliographic references: Venit 1988 / Greek Painted Pottery from Naukratis in Egyptian Museums (p. 9, no. 23 pl. 6); Villing et al 2013-2015 / Naukratis: Greeks in Egypt (GG.039)
Location: Not on display
Department: External
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: 16899 (Accession Number)