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LOT 1197
Late Achaemenid Bronze Phiale Mesomphalos
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
5 7/8 in. (233 grams, 17.5 cm).
A broad carinated bowl with radiating repoussé panels, central slightly domed roundel, carination below the rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Cf. Curtiss, J. & Tallis, N., Forgotten Empire. The World of Ancient Persia, London, 2005, item 277.
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