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Sasanian Silver Bowl with Incised Bird Sasanian Silver Bowl with Incised Bird Sasanian Silver Bowl with Incised Bird Sasanian Silver Bowl with Incised Bird Sasanian Silver Bowl with Incised Bird Sasanian Silver Bowl with Incised Bird
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LOT 0254

Sasanian Silver Bowl with Incised Bird

3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.

6 1/2 in. (356 grams, 16.5 cm).

Hemispherical in section with rolled rim, incised ring below rim with ring-and-dot motifs, fluted body; central tondo with punched and later engraved wreath enclosing a perching bird.

Provenance

Acquired before 1983.
Ex London gallery, 1990s.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12544-231943.
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

See Harper, P.O. & Meyers, P., Silver Vessels of the Sasanian Period, New York, 1981, for discussion.

CONDITION
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LOT 0254

Sasanian Silver Bowl with Incised Bird

Estimate £1,800 - 2,400€2,090 - 2,780 (for guidance only)$2,430 - 3,240 (for guidance only)

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