Bowl with Floral Decoration
ca. 410 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
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.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Vessel
- Formatted Medium
- Silver
- Medium
- silver
- Locations
- Place made: Persia (modern day Iran), Place found: Tell el Maskhuta, Egypt
- Dynasty
- late Dynasty 27
- Period
- Achaemenid Period
- Dimensions
- 3 1/8 x Diam. 7 3/16 in. (8 x 18.3 cm) Weight: 489.3 grams
- Accession Number
- 54.50.35
- Credit Line
- Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
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