AN ACHAEMENID BRONZE DECORATED PHIALE, CIRCA 6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.

Reference: ART600472

The bowl hammered from a sheet-bronze repoussé work chased into the surface with an embossed circle at the centre. Stylised lotus flower design to the body composed of a series of interlinked elliptical loops; this a type of phiale known as a ‘mesomphalic phiale’ which is more easy to be held in one hand.
19 cm. diam.
Weight: 271 grams

CONDITION
Very good condition.

PROVENANCE
Previously in a property of an important English collector between 1970s-1980s.