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LOT 192:
EASTERN GREEK SHALLOW BRONZE BOWL WITH CENTRAL STAR
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Sold for: £320
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Estimated price :
£150 - £300
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EASTERN GREEK SHALLOW BRONZE BOWL WITH CENTRAL STAR
Ca. 500 - 300 BC.A cast bronze shallow libation bowl used for holding wine. The bowl has a hollow raised boss, known as an omphalos, in the centre embellished with a star motif of stamped dots. The omphalos is thought to have symbolised the navel of the earth, the central point of power that all things revolved around. For similar see: Musée Carnavalet, Les Bronzes Antiques de Paris (1989), fig.29 on p.269.Size: 65mm x 65mm; Weight: 41gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.
