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LOT 0260
Indo-Parthian Silver Flat-Bottom Bowl
CIRCA LATE 1ST CENTURY B.C.-EARLY 1ST CENTURY A.D.
6 3/4 in. (244 grams, 17 cm).
Squat in profile with a gently domed base, curved sidewall with carination below the rim.
ProvenanceAcquired from a private UK collection prior to 1979.
Ex Julian Sherrier collection, a leading figure in Gandharan art.
with Christie's, New York, sale 2337, 14th September 2010, no.51 (part).
Accompanied by the original Christie's lot ticket and bar code label.
Cf. Barratte, F., East and West, A Central Asia Silver hoard from the Parthian East, 2002, p.45, fig.27.
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LOT 0260
Indo-Parthian Silver Flat-Bottom Bowl
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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