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LOT 0135
Roman or Gandharan Decorated Silver Aryballos
CIRCA LATE 1ST CENTURY B.C.-EARLY 1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (46 grams, 66 mm).
Globular in profile with basal ring, punched band of teardrops to the shoulder, trumpet-shaped neck with everted and rolled 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.40 (part).
Accompanied by the original Christie's lot ticket.
Cf. Barratte, F., East and West, A Central Asia Silver hoard from the Parthian East, 2002, pp.39, fig.19c.
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