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LOT 0226

Bactrian Silver Pyxis with Beasts

3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

1 1/4 in. (32.3 grams, 32 mm).

Hollow-formed and drum-shaped with rounded rim; the sidewall with low-relief motifs of beasts and vegetation; underside pierced.

Provenance

Acquired before 1990.
Ex London gallery, 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.

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LOT 0226

Bactrian Silver Pyxis with Beasts

Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)

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