This example was blown in a gold-amber glass with beautiful and varied white streaks. The slightly asymmetrical shape is characterized by a piriform body, which tapers in the upper part and terminates in a cylindrical neck and a flat lip.
This jar, whose typology is attested in Egypt but also largely documented in the Near Eastern world, has a simple, perfectly globular shape. The body is provided with a small neck and a thick lip.
Hammered from a single sheet of silver, this phiale is outstanding both for its quality and for its weight. All decorations were carried out in repoussé work.