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LOT 0114
Greek Silver-Gilt Phiale with Petals and Lozenges
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
7 1/4 in. (412 grams, 18.5 cm).
Broad lotiform bowl with flared rim, flat mesomphalos with incised rosette and gilt finish.
Provenance
Private collection, London, UK.
with Gorny and Mosch, 19 June 2013, no.34.
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13280-253528.
Literature
Cf. Mahboubian, Art of Ancient Iran: Copper and Bronze, London, 1997, no.321, p.246.
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