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Romano-Gandharan Silver Phiale with Pointille Karoshti Inscription Romano-Gandharan Silver Phiale with Pointille Karoshti Inscription Romano-Gandharan Silver Phiale with Pointille Karoshti Inscription
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LOT 0113

Romano-Gandharan Silver Phiale with Pointille Karoshti Inscription

1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.

8 1/8 in. (281 grams, 20.7 cm wide).

Broad dished body with carinated rim; legend to the exterior rim, the inscription meaning '(Property) of Virghosa, sadera 15, drachma 2, dhanea 3, a(NDikA)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.45, fig.28.

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LOT 0113

Romano-Gandharan Silver Phiale with Pointille Karoshti Inscription

Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860

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