Cleveland Museum of Art
Phiale (Libation Dish)
- Date
- c. 500–400 BCE
- Medium
- bronze
- Culture
- Greece
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
This phiale or libation dish takes the form of a shallow bowl with a round protrusion in the center. Dishes of this type were used for many different rituals: when asking for blessings or good fortune, giving thanks, praying for fertility, and when celebrating athletic victories or weddings. Pouring libations for the gods was one of the oldest forms of worship in the ancient world. The central projection within the phiale is called an omphalos (“navel”).
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