amphora

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Object Type
Description: Neck and shoulder fragment of East Greek pottery closed vase, oenochoe or amphora. On neck, two wavy lines preserved; slight ridge at turn to shoulder; on shoulder goat moving to right, looking back, forepart preserved, with dot rosette in outline technique to right. Glaze fired to weak red (10 R 4/4).
School/style
Cultures/periods: East Greek; Archaic Greek
Production date: 625BC-600BC
Production place: Made in: North Ionia
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Naukratis
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 8.20 centimetres; Thickness: 0.90 centimetres; Width: 10 centimetres
Bibliographic references: Venit 1988 / Greek Painted Pottery from Naukratis in Egyptian Museums (p. 7, no. 11 pl. 3); Villing et al 2013-2015 / Naukratis: Greeks in Egypt (GG.001)
Location: Not on display
Department: External
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: 9476 (Accession Number)

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