08-28-2008, 10:24 PM
A sterling project. Often you will see the wife of the hoplite with the oinochoe and a saucer like vessel this is the phiale. They range from simple ceramic saucers to elaborate bronze/silver/gold bowls depending on the owners wealth. Julia Passamonti of Venetian Cat Studio does a nice black glazed ceramic one. The Benaki Museum has a similar but earlier reproduction for twice the price. Some have raised centres and are called mesompahlos phiale. Just google/images phiale for a huge selection.
Peter Raftos
