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LOT 1270

Late Achaemenid Bronze Phiale Mesomphalos

6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.

7 1/4 in. (242 grams, 18.5 cm).

A broad carinated bowl with radiating repoussé panels, central roundel, carination below the rim; cracked. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.

Literature

Cf. Curtiss, J. & Tallis, N., Forgotten Empire. The World of Ancient Persia, London, 2005, item 277.

CONDITION

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LOT 1270

Late Achaemenid Bronze Phiale Mesomphalos

Sold for (Inc. bp): £91

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