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The origins of this type of phiale lie in Achaemenid Persia. In the Hellenistic period, there was a complicated interaction of Greek and Achaemenid forms of phiale. The gilding on this piece was applied with mercury. The use of mercury gilding is first attested in the first century B.C.
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Title: Silver-gilt phiale (libation bowl)
Period: Late Hellenistic or Early Imperial
Date: 1st century BCE–1st century CE
Culture: East Greek or Parthian
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Diam.: 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm)
Classification: Gold and Silver
Credit Line: Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989
Accession Number: 1989.281.65
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