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LOT 1237
Achaemenid Bronze Flared Phiale Mesomphalos
CIRCA 6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
5 3/8 in. (142 grams, 13.7 cm).
Squat-bodied with carination to the shoulder and everted rim, central flat discoid base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Cf. similar phiale (offering bowl) lacking the detailed stampwork in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession number 1989.11.7.
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