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LOT 0514
Parthian Green Glazed Dish
3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
5 3/8 in. (298 grams, 13.5 cm).
Of squat form with incised chevrons and dashes decorating the exterior; iridescent surfaces.
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
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LOT 0514
Parthian Green Glazed Dish
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Scythian Bronze Mirror with Panther Handle
5th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Comprising a discoid body with raised rim, ribbed handle and openwork stylised panther to the terminal; mounted on a custom-made display stand; some restoration. 1.8 kg total, 45 cm high including stand
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The 'Olbian type' mirror takes its name from the Greek colony of Olbia, a port on the Black Sea, which enjoyed close commercial links with the neighbouring Scythian territories. Olbian mirrors form an important element in this trade network, although whether the craftsmen who made them were Scythians or Greeks working in Scythian style for the Black Sea market is still undecided. The animal ornament of the mirrors reproduces the zoomorphic art used elsewhere by the Scythian elite.
