A Published Megarian Ware Pottery Bowl, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd century BCE Sculpture - Metal conveying a wonderful sense of

conveying a wonderful sense of movement

reflecting the ornate Byzantine aesthetic that emphasizes status through size

These beads were originally part of a necklace or amulet from the Middle Kingdom

Ilton (1904-1958) private collection

Dimensions:  Height: 6 inches (15

A Published Megarian Ware Pottery Bowl, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd century BCE Sculpture - Metal conveying a wonderful sense ofA fine orange slipware pottery hemispherical bowl molded on the exterior with an elaborate relief decoration of palmette leaves alternating with stylized standing human figures and elongated amphorae, and a rosette in the center of the base. Center band of horizontal bars. Relief decorated pottery became more popular than painted pottery during the Hellenistic period. The name Megarian was first given to this type of mold made relief bowl in the late