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Phiale mesomphalos

Greek
Archaic Period
mid 6th century B.C.

Medium/Technique Silver and gold
Dimensions (a) .171 D. x .032 H. / (b) .067 D. x .022 H.
Credit Line Gift of Henry P. Kidder
Accession Number78.16a-b
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionVeined in form of lotus-leaf; deep gray incrustation; detachable gilt boss in center, surrounded by a conventional wreath pattern. From Pompeii.
ProvenanceBy 1878, Henry P. Kidder (b. 1823- d. 1886), Cambridge, Massachusetts [note 1]; 1878, gift of Henry P. Kidder to the MFA. (Accession date: January 23, 1878)

Notes:

[1] Said to be from the excavations of Pompeii, but this provenance is unlikely since no other Greek archaic silver objects such as this one have not been found in Pompeii.