ACHAEMENID BRONZE LOBED PHIALE MESOMPHALOS Ca. 600 - 500 BC. A bronze bowl with hemispherical body, cast in relief with radiating lobes, terminating in a central omphalos enclosed by concentric rings. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 9088, Fine Antiquities, Lot. 270; MFA Bostone, ACCESSION NUMBER 78.16a-b Size: 190mm x 55mm; Weight: 430g Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.