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This type of shallow bowl with a central knob to aid in handling was used to pour liquid offerings to the gods. At a symposium (drinking party), the first wine from every newly filled krater was dipped out in a phiale and offered to the gods.
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Title: Terracotta phiale (libation bowl)
Period: Archaic
Date: late 6th century BCE
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
Dimensions:
H. 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm)
diameter 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Purchase, Mrs. Helen H. Mertens Gift, 1973
Accession Number: 1973.11.3
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