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Fragment of two-handled jar (amphora)

Amasis
Greek
Archaic Period
550–540 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique Ceramic
Dimensions Legacy dimension: .092 x .072
Credit Line Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.616
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné CVA Boston 1, pl. 58, 1; Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 352.4.
DescriptionPart of neck of an amphora. Part of a boxing scene. Head and left arm of a boxer, and behind him the judge, holding a staff. Interior, fine black glaze with a red and white line.
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).