SIlver and gold phiale (libation bowl)
This phiale differs from the others exhibited here in the emphasis on the shape rather than on the complexity of the decoration. The fundamentally distinct approach is attributable to Greek influence.
Artwork Details
- Title: SIlver and gold phiale (libation bowl)
- Period: Archaic
- Date: late 6th century BCE
- Culture: Cypriot
- Medium: Silver, gold
- Dimensions: Other: 7 in. (17.8 cm)
- Classification: Gold and Silver
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.4573
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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