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LOT 1364

Estimate
GBP (£) 4,000 - 6,000
EUR (€) 4,630 - 6,940
USD ($) 5,360 - 8,040

BACTRIAN BLACK STONE RITUAL OBJECT
CIRCA 3RD-EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
38 1/4 in. (12.4 kg, 97.5 cm including stand).

Carved in the round with a slender, biconical form; polished; mounted on a custom-made display stand.

PROVENANCE:
with Gallery Rosen Ancient Art, Tel Aviv, 1969.
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
London, UK, collection.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12404-225388.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Christie's, New York, 8th June 2007, lot 59; and 5th June 2014, lot 51; and London, 6th July 2022, lot 55. See Vidale, M., Treasures from the Oxus: The Art and Civilisation of Central Asia, London, 2017, pp.44-51, figs.41-45, for a variety of stones in different shapes.

CONDITION
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