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Deep Bowl

305–30 BCE

Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE) or modern forgery

Medium
bronze
Measurements
Diameter: 13.9 cm (5 1/2 in.); Overall: 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.581
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Location
Not on view
Print
A bronze vessel features a deep, bulbous body and a wide, flared rim. Its sides curve inward at the neck, accented by a raised horizontal ridge. Coated in a dark reddish-brown patina, the metal is mottled with patches of gold and green. Small pits and irregularities mark the matte surface, while subtle highlights define the vessel's rounded form and the shadowed, cavernous depths of its interior.

Deep Bowl

305–30 BCE

Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE) or modern forgery

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