Phiale may refer to:
- Phiale (spider), a genus of spiders of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders)
- Phiale, an ancient Greek libation bowl; see patera
- Phiale (Bithynia), a town of ancient Bithynia, now in Turkey
- Phiale (building), an enclosed or arcaded fountain
Phiale is a spider genus of the family Salticidae.
In the material culture of classical antiquity, a phiale or patera is a shallow ceramic or metal libation bowl. It often has a bulbous indentation in the center underside to facilitate holding it, in which case it is sometimes called a mesomphalic phiale. It typically has no handles, and no feet. Although the two terms may be used interchangeably, particularly in the context of Etruscan culture, phiale is more common in reference to Greek forms, and patera in Roman settings.
Phiale is a term in Ancient Greek architecture for a building or columned arcade around a fountain, the equivalent of the Roman nymphaeum. The falling water from the fountain was and usually still is collected in a flattish bowl-shaped bowl, the usual meaning of phiale, as a shape for a vessel in Ancient Greek pottery or silverware.
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