Libation bowl (phiale mesomphalos) depicting men being entertained
about 430 B.C.
Place of ManufactureAthens, Attica, Greece
Medium/TechniqueCeramic, Red Figure
DimensionsDiameter: 24.8 cm (9 3/4 in.)
Credit LineCatharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession number97.371
On View
On viewClassificationsVessels
Collections
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records; Bought in Athens & stated to have been found near Sunium.); 1897: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 25,000.00 (this figure is the total price for MFA 97.285-97.442 and 97.1104)
the Phiale Painter (also known as the Boston Phiale Painter)
about 430 B.C.
the Phiale Painter (also known as the Boston Phiale Painter)
430–425 B.C.
the Phiale Painter (also known as the Boston Phiale Painter)
about 430 B.C.
The Boston Orestes Painter
about 335–320 B.C.
The Painter of Boston C. A.
about 575–550 B.C.
The Painter of Boston 08.291
about 560–540 B.C.
the Painter of the Boston Polyphemos
550–525 B.C.
the Andokides Painter
about 525–520 B.C.