Phiale (Libation Dish)

c. 500–400 BCE Diameter: 17.6 cm (6 15/16 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1980.296

This phiale or libation dish takes the form of a shallow bowl with a round protrusion in the center. Dishes of this type were used for many different rituals: when asking for blessings or good fortune, giving thanks, praying for fertility, and when celebrating athletic victori...

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1980.296
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Terms

Culture
Greece
Technique
bronze
Medium
bronze

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