/internal/media/dispatcher/1016163/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailLibation bowl (phiale mesomphalos)about 625 B.C.Height: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.); diameter: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.); weight: 835.46 grams (29 1/2 oz.)GoldBartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 191221.18431One of the earliest surviving examples of a phiale in precious metal and a rare example in gold, this vessel is simply decorated, segmented into nine lobes and embellished with bands of beading on parts of the interior. On the exterior, just below the rim, an incised inscription in archaic Corinthian dialect reads: "The sons of Kypselos dedicated [this bowl] from Heraklea."
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