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LOT 1175
Achaemenid Bronze Lotus Phiale Mesomphalos
CIRCA 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
6 in. (230 grams, 15 cm).
A broad carinated bowl with radiating repoussé lotus-leaf panels, central domed roundel. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Cf. Gergova, D., Orphic Thrace and Achaemenid Persia in Nieling, J., and Rehm, E., Achaemenid Impact in the Black Sea, communications of powers, Aarhus, 2010, pp.67-86, figs.4c, 6, 7, 8, 10.
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