Possibly as early as the ninth century B.C., pottery from East Greek sites was imported into Egypt since a fragment of Milesian Middle Geometric (dated between 850 and 745) has been identified with Memphis (Philadelphia 29.71.181; Berytus 11 [1955] 100 no. 8, pl. 20.6. The date is that proposed by J.N. Coldstream noted on the museum inventory card, 8 April 1982). This fragment notwithstanding, most East Greek pottery from Egypt—and from Naukratis as well—dates from the mid-seventh century throughout the third-quarter of the sixth.

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1. Alexandria 9473 Pl. 1

Ht. 7.1; L. 7.8; Th. 0.5; Diam. 26.0. Rim fragment. Bird (legs, tail and part of body) to left. Above tail of bird, void, pendant triangles. Below, three narrow bands. Inside, on glazed interior, an added red band, framed by two added white bands ca. 3.0 cm down from rim. A repair hole at upper left.

Still probably to be placed with Coldstream’s Group II (675-640). The drawing of the bird can be compared to one on a bird-bowl from Delos (see Délos 15, p. 48 fig. 34) that Coldstream places in Group II (GGP 300 no. 19); the pendant triangles, rather than rays, in the field are also a feature of this group (Coldstream GGP 299).

Perhaps ca. 650.

2. Cairo 26153 Pl.1

L. 15.0; Diam. 16.0. Fragment (now two fragments). Bird to right; to left of bird, a filled pendant triangle and vertical lines. Below: three narrow bands, a broad glazed band, and the remains of bisected rays. Inside glazed back with white bands. Incised on exterior: ΤΩΠΟΛΛΩΛΟΣ.

The rays of the lower body of the vessel are characteristic of late Group II or Group III (Coldstream GGP 300).

Edgar 11; Naukratis II: 68 no. 878, pl. 20.878 (inscription); Brommer in Trendall 43 no. 1 (“aus Nordafrika”).

Perhaps ca. 650

3. Cairo 26155 Pl. 2

L. 10.5; Diam. 18.0. Fragment with vertical lines, glazed band below, and remains of handle root. Interior glaze fired to shiny red (2.5 YR 5/6) with black band. Incised on exterior in handle zone: ΑΠΟΛΡΝΟΣΕΜΙ

The indication of the group line suggests a date earlier than Coldstream’s Group IV, that is, before 615.

Edgar 11-12; Naukratis II: 68 no. 881, pl. 20.881 (inscription); Bommer in Trendall 43 no. 3.

Perhaps 650-615

4. Alexandria 17108 Pl. 2

Ht. 4.5; L. 6.0; Th. 0.35-0.45; Diam. 22.0. Rim fragment with vertical lines, a ground line below. The interior, glazed black with added red band framed by white bands.

See no. 3.

Perhaps 650-615.

5. Cairo 26154 Pl. 2

L. 15.0; Diam. 14.0. Fragment (now three fragments). Bird to right; ray above, to right of the bird, and vertical lines separating the metopes. Void rays below. On glazed interior, white bands, each with an added red line. ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΟΣ ΕΜΙ incised on exterior near rim.

For the drawing compare birds of Coldstream’s Group III, for example, from Rhodes (CIRh 6-7, 61 fig. 54; Coldstream GGP 300 no. 26) and Delos (Délos 15 pl. 48 fig. 30; Coldstream GGP 300 no. 27). The fragment also preserves the void rays common to bird-bowls of Coldstream’s Group III, but shows only a faint ground line separating the bird form the rays beneath. The lack of ground line is a feature of Coldstream’s latest Group IV (after 615).

Edgar II; Naukratis II: 68 no. 879, pl. 20.879 (inscription); Brommer in Trendall 43 no. 2.

Probably 650-615.

6. Cairo Je 38359 Pl. 2

L. 6.1 Th. 0.3. Fragment with handle, perhaps from a bird bowl. ON exterior, two red lines. Abecedaria incised below handle: ΑΒΙΔΕF٦. Interior glaze fired to shiny red (2.5 YR 5.5/6)

ASAE 8 (1907) 157 (inscription)

Perhaps 7th century.

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A small number of fragments of Cook’s Middle Wild Goat I (640-625 B.C.) have been found at Naukratis (for example, London 91.8-6.73 [Journal of Hellenic Studies 44 [1924] pl. 8.6; Kardara 73 no. 12], Borson 86.621 [Fairbanks pl. 35, 323.7; Kardara 84 no. 5], and London [JHS 44 [1924] pl. 8.3; Kardara 85 no. 3]).

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8. Dokki, Agricultural Museum 614 Pl. 3

Ht. 12.5; L. 9.5; Th. 0.75-0.95. Lower body fragment, probably of an oinochoe, with three zones preserved. In the top zone perhaps the hoof of an animal to right, and ornament. In the middle zone, two fallow deer to right. Remaining are all but the head of the right one and the head, neck, and a foreleg of the left. In the lower zone, a lotus and bud frieze. Added red for the lateral petals of the lotus, the band separating the middle and lower friezes.

The frieze around the equator of the vase are deer rather than the more common wild goats. The complexity of the ornament argues for a date early in the Middle Wild Goat II (cf. Cook GPP 122 fig. 19A). This fragment was bought on the Cairo market in 1935, but is probably from Naukratis.

Middle Wild Gat II, 625-600.

9. Alexandria 9304 Pl. 3

Ht. 7.0; L. 12.0; Th. 07. Shoulder fragment, slip very worn. Wild goats browsing to right. His forepart and part of one hind leg remain. In the field, ornament. Clay micaceous.

Middle Wild Goat II, 625-600.

10. Alexandria 9326 Pl. 3

Ht. 5.0; L. 3.5; Th. 0.9. Fragment, slipped very thin on the exterior. A hoofed animal walking to right. Remaining are its rear legs, an outline rosette between its legs, and a dot rosette on the left break. Red on its haunch.

Middle Wild Goat II, 625-600.

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68. Alexandria 9330 Pl. 18

Ht. 10.0; L. 9.0; Th. 0.9. Two registers preserved. In the upper, a dog to right. In the lower, the head of a sphinx also to right. Narrow bands and a running rightward key separate the two friezes. The surface is very worn. The back of the fragment, unglazed, with concentric groves.

The dog in the outer frieze is an early feature (Cook GPP 119; cf. Kardara 148-49).

Middle Wild Goat II, 625-600.

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217. Alexandria 93779 Pl. 50

Ht. 3.3; L. 4.4; Th. 0.25. Fragment of body and shoulder. On the body, remains of a bird, its head turned back to left. Other animals(?) on the shoulder. Added red on the wing of the bird; also added white dots.

The picture is usually unframed in Early Corinthian. See Payne NC 290 §§E and F.

Early Corinthian, later quarter 7th century.