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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1969.177.77
Title
Phiale
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
second half 6th-first half 4th century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Iran
Period
Achaemenid period
Culture
Achaemenid
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/304249

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Technique
Cast and hammered
Dimensions
3.6 x 16.9 x 0.1 cm (1 7/16 x 6 5/8 x 1/16 in.)
mouth: 16 cm (6 5/16 in.)
Technical Details

Chemical Composition: XRF data from Tracer
Alloy: Bronze
Alloying Elements: copper, tin
Other Elements: lead, iron, silver
K. Eremin, January 2014

Technical Observations: The patina is grayish brown with green corrosion and light brown encrustations. Numerous stress cracks are present, but it is otherwise intact. The bowl was formed by hammering a cast ingot. The ribs were formed by punching the metal out from the interior, probably against a surface with corresponding curvature. The bottoms of the ribs on the exterior of the bowl have U-shaped punch marks. Other finishing was also done by chasing from the exterior. The lines on the rim were made by engraving and not on a lathe.


Carol Snow (submitted 2002)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Harry J. Denberg, New York, NY (by 1969), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1969.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Harry J. Denberg
Accession Year
1969
Object Number
1969.177.77
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

  • Ancient Bronzes

Verification Level

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