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Oil flask (aryballos) in the shape of crouching hare
Greek
Archaic Period
early 6th–mid 6th century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .081 L. x .05 H.
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.877
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 345.
DescriptionA mostly whole aryballos shaped like a crouching hare, with only part of the head missing. Top of head pierced, for pouring. Ear perforated. Decoration of surface worn off.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1886-7: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; December 22, 1887, presented to the MFA by the EEF. (Accession date: 1888).