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Offering dish (phiale)
Central Asian, Gandharan
Achaemenid Period
6th–4th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Green stone
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 3.5 x 16.5 cm (1 3/8 x 6 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Herrmann, Jr.
Accession Number2006.2028
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionShallow circular dish with outsplayed rim. Intact; some damage to edges of the rim.
Provenance2004, said to belong to a private collector, Munich [see note]. June 16, 2004, anonymous sale (auction 132), Gorny and Mosch, Munich, lot 61, to Mr. and Mrs. John J. Herrmann, Jr.; 2006, year-end gift of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Herrmann, Jr. to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 24, 2007)
NOTE: According to information provided by the auction house at the time of the sale.
NOTE: According to information provided by the auction house at the time of the sale.