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These silver dishes likely formed a set together with the ladle and phiale. 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.
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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.: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Classification: Gold and Silver
Credit Line: Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989
Accession Number: 1989.281.67
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