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Wine jug (lagynion) neck fragment in the form of Black African heads
Greek, Ptolemaic
Hellenistic period
323–31 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: Height .038
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.448
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionTwo conjoined heads beneath a vessel spout.
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).