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Phiale mesomphalos
Phiale mesomphalos

Phiale mesomphalos

mid 6th century B.C.
Medium/TechniqueSilver and gold
Dimensions(a) .171 D. x .032 H. / (b) .067 D. x .022 H.
Credit LineGift of Henry P. Kidder
Accession number78.16a-b
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceBy 1878, Henry P. Kidder (b. 1823- d. 1886), Cambridge, Massachusetts [note 1]; 1878, gift of Henry P. Kidder to the MFA. (Accession date: January 23, 1878)

Notes:

[1] Said to be from the excavations of Pompeii, but this provenance is unlikely since no other Greek archaic silver objects such as this one have not been found in Pompeii.





Cosmetic box (pyxis)
3rd century B.C.
Bowl
2nd century B.C.
Oil flask (alabastron)
1st century B.C.
Oil flask (alabastron)
1st century B.C.
Group shot: 01.8223, 01.8222, 99.453, 99.454, 01.8224, 01.8226, 01.8221, 99.456
Late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D.
about 250 B.C.
Miniature water jar (hydria)
Late 4th century B.C.
Drinking bowl
Late 4th or early 3rd century B.C.