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LOT 0563

Parthian Faience Glazed Offering Chalice with Quadrupeds

CIRCA 3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.

5 in. (645 grams, 12.8 cm).

Modelled in the round as two quadrupeds on a square base supporting a shallow bowl on a stem; the beasts with rope halter to the neck.

Provenance

Collected from 1979-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr Shlomo Mousiaffee, London, UK.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.

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LOT 0563

Parthian Faience Glazed Offering Chalice with Quadrupeds

Sold for (Inc. bp): £546

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