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Achaemenid bowl

Unknown artist, 6th–4th century BC

This silver display bowl is one of three found in the Mazanderan province of northern Iran during the late 1920s or early 1930s. It is a beautifully crafted object, decorated with fourteen radiating lotus stamens, with the petals chased on the underside. The use of this pattern shows influence from ancient Egypt, but the shape and design are distinctive of metal bowls made by artists of the Achaemenid Persian empire, which flourished between the 6th and 4th centuries BC.

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Title of artwork, date

Achaemenid bowl, 6th–4th century BC

Date supported

2006

Medium and material

Silver

Dimensions

Diameter: 28 cm

Grant

25000

Total cost

70000

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