Bowl with Incised Rosette on Base
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Object Label
This bowl was part of a hoard of silver vessels and other objects found in Egypt near the chapel of a Near Eastern goddess. It may have been made by Egyptians, but its style reflects the taste of the Achaemenid Persians who ruled Egypt during the late fifth and early fourth centuries B.C.E.
Caption
Bowl with Incised Rosette on Base, 400–200 B.C.E.. Silver, 3 3/8 x 4 7/16 in., 0.6 lb. (8.5 x 11.3 cm) Weight: 0.3kg. Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 55.183. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Title
Bowl with Incised Rosette on Base
Date
400–200 B.C.E.
Dynasty
late Dynasty 27, or later
Period
Achaemenid Period, or later
Geography
Place made: Iran, Place found: Tell el-Maskhuta, Egypt
Medium
Silver
Classification
Dimensions
3 3/8 x 4 7/16 in., 0.6 lb. (8.5 x 11.3 cm) Weight: 0.3kg
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
55.183
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