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Bactrian Stone Vessel Inlaid Intertwined Snakes

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Bactrian Stone Vessel Inlaid Intertwined Snakes

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3rd millennium B.C. A chlorite bowl with vertical walls bearing two intertwined stylised snakes with bestial heads poised to strike, their bodies covered with almond-shaped recesses, some of which are inlaid later with stones of various colours. Cf. Aruz, J., Art Of The First Cities, The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus, New York, 2003, p.326, item 224a. 859 grams, 81 mm high (3 1/4 in.). Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate no.11338-192823.

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Bactrian Stone Vessel Inlaid Intertwined Snakes

Name: Bactrian Stone Vessel Inlaid Intertwined Snakes
SKU: 132967165
Price: 4000 GBP
Availability: InStock

Estimate £4,000 - £6,000

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