Gold phiale (libation bowl) 4th-3rd century B.C. Greek Inscribed on the base sketchily in Greek, "Pausi ," and more deeply engraved in Punic (Carthaginian) characters, an indication of weightThis libation bowl, decorated with bees, acorns, and beechnuts, is worked in repoussé. Phialai decorated with acorns were being made by the late sixth century B.C. and must have been traditional. Acorns could also be seen on the phialai held by the caryatids of the Erechtheum on the Akropolis in Athens, as we learn from Roman copies found in Hadrian's villa at Tivoli. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #1225. Gold phiale (libation bowl) Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track is not available at this time. We are working to make it available as soon as possible.. Gold phiale (libation bowl) 255122
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