Bronze phiale (libation bowl) with rosette on the bottom, Late Classical– Early Hellenistic, 4th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, h.1 7/8 in (4.8 cm); d. 5 9/16 (14.1.cm), Bronzes, Phialai decorated with a rosettes in shallow relief have been found in Cyprus, Macedonia, and Asia Minor. However, the depiction of similar bowls in ancient Near Eastern relief sculpture from the late Archaic period suggests that the prototypes for these wares were perhaps the metallic vessels used by the Achaemenid kings of Persia
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Bronze phiale, libation bowl, rosette, bottom, Late Classical, Early Hellenistic, 4th century B.C, Greek, Bronze, h.1 7/8, 4.8 cm, d, 5 9/16, 14.1.cm, Bronzes, Phialai decorated, rosettes, shallow relief, Cyprus, Macedonia, Asia Minor, depiction, bowls, ancient, Eastern, sculpture, late Archaic, period, prototypes, wares, perhaps, metallic vessels, Achaemenid kings, Persia
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