The bowl hammered from a sheet-bronze repoussé work chased into the surface with an embossed circle at the centre. Stylised lotus flower design to the body composed of a series of interlinked elliptical loops; this a type of phiale known as a ‘mesomphalic phiale’ which is more easy to be held in one hand. 19 cm. diam. Weight: 271 gramsCONDITION Very good condition. PROVENANCE Previously in a property of an important English collector between 1970s-1980s.