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LOT 1080
Bactrian Style Bowl Fragment
20TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/4 in. (132 grams, 13.5 cm).
Comprising a portion of the rim, silver-coloured metal short sidewall and base; rim with vine tendrils, leaves and bunches of grapes modelled in high-relief and extending into the bowl; base with a ring of right-facing male profile busts each within a pelletted hoop, and border of larger pellets below; underside abraded. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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