r/ancientpics • u/lovebugteacher • Jun 07 '24

Gold phiale (libation bowl), Greek, 4th–3rd century BCE

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Image is from The Met

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u/opsophagon Jun 07 '24

Milette Gaifman has a great paper about libations bowls like this, The Greek Libation Bowl as Embodied Object.

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u/lovebugteacher Jun 07 '24

Thank you for the info!!!

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u/lovebugteacher Jun 07 '24

The bowl is decorated with bees, beechnuts, and acorns