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The Lydian Treasure

Bowl



Silver

Height 6.4 cm
Diameter at rim 16.2 cm.
Diameter of body 1 3 cm.
Weight 254.2 gr.

Usak Museum



The bowl has an offset lip and a shallow omphalos with a centring mark on the underside. Around the shoulder is a narrow band of eighty-nine chased tongues. Scratched on the underside of the omphalos are the Greek letters chi and iota.



                       

This site prepared by Tayfun Kalyoncu on 28.02.1997 and last updated on 01.05.1999.
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