Silver dish with vertical handles
These silver dishes likely formed a set together with the ladle and phiale (1989.281.66 and 1989.281.65). The dishes were cast and then turned down to their exact shape on a lathe. The hammer-formed handles and decorative florets in the center of the bowls suggest provincial workmanship.
These objects may have been made in Parthia, one of the successor kingdoms of the Near East. In the second half of the first century B.C., Parthia became a rival power of Rome, and intermittent warfare between the two empires continued until the Parthian Dynasty was overthrown by the Sassanians in the early third century A.D.
These objects may have been made in Parthia, one of the successor kingdoms of the Near East. In the second half of the first century B.C., Parthia became a rival power of Rome, and intermittent warfare between the two empires continued until the Parthian Dynasty was overthrown by the Sassanians in the early third century A.D.
Artwork Details
- Title: Silver dish with vertical handles
- Period: Late Hellenistic or Early Imperial
- Date: 1st century BCE–1st century CE
- Culture: East Greek or Parthian
- Medium: Silver
- Dimensions: Diam.: 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm)
- Classification: Gold and Silver
- Credit Line: Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989
- Object Number: 1989.281.64
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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East Greek or Parthian
1st century BCE–1st century CE
East Greek or Parthian
1st century BCE–1st century CE
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ca. 200 BCE
East Greek
ca. 300 BCE
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