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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Omphalos Bowl
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Omphalos Bowl

Possible OriginIran, Asia
CulturePersian
PeriodAchaemenid Period
Date559-331 BCE
MediumBronze
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions6 7/16 x 6 7/16 x 1 15/16 in., 263 g (16.3 x 16.3 x 4.9 cm, 9 1/4 oz.)
Object number2018.010.660
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, April 15, 2024 - Present
Published ReferencesHotel des Ventes, Cannes, Archeologie Objets de Fouilles (10 Avril 1976), lot 134.
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Hotel des Ventes, Cannes, France, April 10, 1976, lot 134. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1976-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Intaglio with Bearded "Philosopher" Seated upon Omphalos and Holding Skull
ca. 1st-3rd Century CE
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Bowl
559-331 BCE
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Bowl
late 6th Century BCE
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Ribbed Bowl
559-331 BCE
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Phiale
559-331 BCE
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Phiale
559-331 BCE
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Gilded Cup
9th-7th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Bowl
539-331 BCE
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Coil Bracelet
559-331 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Beak-Spouted Jar
500-200 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Bowl
559-331 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Dagger with Cuneiform Inscription
539-331 BCE