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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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