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Shallow Vessel
(Ancient Near East )
Among the most splendid of Achaemenid arts are hammered-silver or gold vessels. This type of bowl, known by the Greek word "phiale," meaning shallow vessel, was used for ritual liquid offerings. The depressions take the form of lotus buds, an Egyptian motif that became popular among the Persians.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Arthur Upham Pope Collection, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer, New York and Paris, 1939, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. N4491]; Joseph Brummer, Sale, Parke Bernet Galleries, New York, May 11, 1949, no. 128; Walters Art Musueum, Baltimore, 1949, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 1978 | In Search of Ancient Treasure: 40 Years of Collecting. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 9/1/1949 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 4/8/1960 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
| 1/16/1985 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 10/19/2010 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
Geographies
Iran (Place of Origin)
Measurements
2 1/16 x 11 3/4 in. (5.2 x 29.8 cm) (h. x diam.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1949
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.1816