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bowl
Object Type
bowl
Description
Lip and wall fragment with part of handle root of East Greek pottery bowl, perhaps lotus or rosette bowl; the interior glazed black with added white and red bands. Outside, top of lip glazed; single ray preserved alongside handle; broad glazed band below; reserved at lowest part of sherd.
Cultures/periods
East Greek
Archaic Greek
Production date
600BC-570BC
Production place
Made in:
North Ionia
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Naukratis
Materials
pottery
Technique
painted
Dimensions
Diameter:
22 centimetres
(circa)
Height:
7.30 centimetres
Thickness:
0.20 centimetres
Width:
6 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Venit 1988 / Greek Painted Pottery from Naukratis in Egyptian Museums
(p. 56, no. 195 pl. 46)
Villing et al 2013-2015 / Naukratis: Greeks in Egypt
(GG.1032)
Location
Not on display
Department
External
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
16873
(Accession Number)