Bowl made of Egyptian porphyry (or granito antico from Gebel Dokhan, see Corsi Coll. of Decorative Stones) and fire-gilded bronze mounting, sign. Escalier de Cristal Paris (1804-1923), France, 2nd half of the 19th century. Cf. for the vessel type: D. Del Bufalo, Porphyry, Turin ²2018, p. 140:V23
Dimensions:
Height: 1.5 cm | 0.59 in.
Width: 39.0 cm | 15.35 in.
Depth: 28.0 cm | 11.02 in.