Bowl with Floral Decoration
ca. 410 B.C.E.
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Object Label
The Persian conquest of Egypt in 525 B.C.E. led to a vogue for metalwork in the Persian style, such as these animal-shaped handles and fluted bowls with floral decorations on the base. All of these objects were discovered in Egypt; the silver pieces were discovered together with a large number of objects as an offering at a temple of a foreign goddess.
Caption
Bowl with Floral Decoration, ca. 410 B.C.E.. Silver, 3 1/8 × 7 3/16 in. (8 × 18.3 cm) Weight: 489.3 g. Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 54.50.35. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Title
Bowl with Floral Decoration
Date
ca. 410 B.C.E.
Dynasty
late Dynasty 27
Period
Achaemenid Period
Geography
Place made: Persia (modern day Iran), Place found: Tell el Maskhuta, Egypt
Medium
Silver
Classification
Dimensions
3 1/8 × 7 3/16 in. (8 × 18.3 cm) Weight: 489.3 g
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
54.50.35
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