Gratefully built with ACNLPatternTool
The flatter bowl and the ornament around the omphalos (navel) of the phiale identify it as a Greek reinterpretation of an originally Near Eastern object.
This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.
Use your arrow keys to navigate the tabs below, and your tab key to choose an item
Title: Bronze phiale (libation bowl)
Period: Late Classical
Date: 4th century BCE
Culture: Greek
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 1 3/8 × 6 1/4 in. (3.5 × 15.9 cm)
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1989
Object Number: 1989.11.7
The Met's Libraries and Research Centers provide unparalleled resources for research and welcome an international community of students and scholars.
The Met Collection API is where all makers, creators, researchers, and dreamers can connect to the most up-to-date data and public domain images for The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.
We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.
