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Phiale mesompholos
Italic, Latin, Faliscan
Early Hellenistic Period
330–310 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Red Figure
Dimensions
Diameter: 22.2 cm (8 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Henry P. Kidder
Accession Number80.539
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Vase-Painting in Italy (MFA), no. 174.
DescriptionITALIAN VASE PAINTING in ITALY, #174 (80.539)
Phiale Mesomphalos
Faliscan
Attributed to the Fluid Group
330-320 B.C.
The striking design of this phiale is unique. The outside is glazed black. The interior has a row of white dots and a band of egg-and-dart pattern around the black omphalos. Around this, a broader band is painted with six geese, alternately reserved and in added white, with feathers, eyes, and other details in black and dilute glaze. The geese are walking with wings partly spread, and there are large, stylized flowers or tympana below each of the leading or right wings. The outer frame of the tondo, a simple reserved line, functions as a groundline for the birds and for five small palmettes in added white.
Phiale Mesomphalos
Faliscan
Attributed to the Fluid Group
330-320 B.C.
The striking design of this phiale is unique. The outside is glazed black. The interior has a row of white dots and a band of egg-and-dart pattern around the black omphalos. Around this, a broader band is painted with six geese, alternately reserved and in added white, with feathers, eyes, and other details in black and dilute glaze. The geese are walking with wings partly spread, and there are large, stylized flowers or tympana below each of the leading or right wings. The outer frame of the tondo, a simple reserved line, functions as a groundline for the birds and for five small palmettes in added white.
Provenancegift of Henry P. Kidder to MFA, October 21, 1880