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LOT 0812
Sogdian Silver Goblet
7TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 in. (265 grams, 13 cm high).
The carinated body with concave upper and convex lower halves, pronounced rib around the equator, shallower ribbing decorating the lower body, slender collared stem and discoid foot.
Provenance
Acquired on the London art market, 1980-1983.
Literature
Cf. a similar goblet in the treasure of Mala Perescepina, in Daim, F., Hunnen + Awaren, Reitervölker aus dem Osten, Burgenländische Landesausstellung 1996, Schloß Halbturn, 26 April - 31 Oktober 1996, Eisenstadt, 1996, p.214ff., no.5.18.
Footnotes
In the treasure of Bulgar Khan Kuvrat various similar goblets were found, characterised by Greek letters. They were probably part of the booty captured to the Sassanians by the Roman Emperor Heraclius, then transformed in donativa for his ally the Khan Kuvrat. The form has parallels for a wide extension of territory, from the Avar Khaganate until China.
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LOT 0812
Sogdian Silver Goblet
Estimate £1,800 - 2,400€2,090 - 2,780 (for guidance only)$2,430 - 3,240 (for guidance only)
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