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CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
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AN ACHAEMENID SILVER PHIALE
circa 5th century b.c.
The hammered shallow bowl with a central omphalos from which radiates eighteen lotus motifs, the blossoms interspersed by eighteen egg-shaped lobes, the underside of the omphalos with a dot-punched two character graffiti
9½ in. (24.1 cm) in diameter
circa 5th century b.c.
The hammered shallow bowl with a central omphalos from which radiates eighteen lotus motifs, the blossoms interspersed by eighteen egg-shaped lobes, the underside of the omphalos with a dot-punched two character graffiti
9½ in. (24.1 cm) in diameter