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Lot 219*

A Greek silver phiale

24 October 2012, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A Greek silver phiale
Circa 4th Century B.C.
With flaring rim, the underside with slender fluted petals emanating from a central impressed rosette, 6½in (16.4cm) diam

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Provenance:
The Cyrus Collection. Property of Fay Safani, New York.
By descent from Benjamin Mahboubian, acquired in the 1930s.

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