Bronze bowl with omphalos, Persia, 559-500 BC
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This bronze bowl from the Achemenid period of Persia (559-500 BC), displays a prominent omphalos (navel) framed by a single embossed circle, framed by a geometrical frieze of alternating loops, framed by a larger and more complex motif of leaves and petals. Parallel: Omphalos cup (Musée Borely 1975:plate 191). Bibliography (for this item)Musée Borely,1975 Art de l’Ancien Iran. Musée Borely, Marseille, France. ( plate 191) |
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