Phiale (Bowl for Liquid Offerings)

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2001.258
Title: Phiale (Bowl for Liquid Offerings)
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Date: c. 650 BCE-550 BCE
Period: Archaic period
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/165004

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Silver
Dimensions: 5.7 × 11.9 cm, 40.94 g (2 1/4 × 4 11/16 in.)
157.5 grams

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Prior to going through sale at Bonhams, once on 13 April 2000 and again on 3 October 2000, the silver phiale belonged to a German antiquities dealer for a considerable period of time. It was purchased from a trade source in Munich around 1995-1996.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, David M. Robinson Fund
Accession Year: 2001
Object Number: 2001.258
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Silver bowl with high, scalloped walls forming seven lobes and a central domed omphalos surrounded by a grooved band. Interior of vessel is shiny silver which becomes more mottled towards rim. Exterior surface is more mottled with black, gray, and silver surface color.

Exhibition History

32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/02/2023 - 12/30/2023

Verification Level

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2001.258: Phiale (Bowl for Liquid Offerings)