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LOT 0114
Romano-Gandharan Silver Cup and Tray
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 - 5 1/4 in. (118 grams total, 6.7-13.2 cm).
Rectangular in plan with two shallow bowls, separate deep insert with flange rim. [2]
Provenance
Acquired from a private UK collection prior to 1979.
Ex Julian Sherrier collection, a leading figure in Gandharan art.
Ex Christie's, New York, 14th September 2010, no.35 (part).
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Literature
Cf. Barratte, F., East and West, A Central Asia Silver hoard from the Parthian East, 2002, p.39-40, fig.28.
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