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LOT 0663
Parthian Bronze Bowl
2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
6 3/8 in. (250 grams, 16.1 cm).
Broad and squat with flared sidewall and lipp to the inner edge of the mouth.
ProvenanceEx 1990s collection and with a central London gallery.
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LOT 0663
Parthian Bronze Bowl
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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The leaden bullets, thrown with slings, were called in Greek molivdainai (μολύβδαιναι), and in Latin glandes; the former indicating the material ‘lead’, the latter the shape ‘acorns’. These bullets were cast in a mould and bore letters or devices, or both, on two sides or only on one. In form, they were more like an almond than an acorn, but many are pointed at both ends.
