An East Greek Silver Phiale (Libation Bowl), Archaic Period, ca. 6th century BCE Price - Over $10000 Condition: The fragment is overall

Condition: The fragment is overall intact and in very good condition

The use of repeated wavy lines and symbolic clusters reflects Warlpiri iconography and topographic memory

Those used during active play were most likely made of wood or some other light material

The compact

making it a stone that stands for wealth

An East Greek Silver Phiale (Libation Bowl), Archaic Period, ca. 6th century BCE Price - Over $10000 Condition: The fragment is overallThis fine silver vessel is known as a phiale, an ancient Greek term for such broad, shallow bowls. Its origins lie in Achaemenid Persia, and this bowl demonstrates the interaction between Greek and Achaemenid forms well. Used for drinking or pouring libations, it has a carinated or ridged shoulder, a turned out rim, and a band of radiating petals on the underside. In the center of the bowl is a shallow raised boss that allowed the phiale to be held