6th-4th century BC. A bronze shallow carinated bowl with broad flared rim; repoussé tear-shaped bosses within arches arranged around a central shallow omphalos, stylised flowers between; Luschey, 1929, type 1.c.8. See Moorey, R.P.S., et al., Ancient Bronzes Ceramics and Seals, California, 1981, item 627, for a very similar example and discussion; cf. Curtiss, J. & Tallis, N., Forgotten Empire. The World of Ancient Persia, London, 2005, for comparable items and discussion. 154 grams, 11.6cm (4 3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; formerly with the Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK; acquired before 1972.