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RARE GANDHARAN SCHIST STONE RELIQUARY

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Ca. AD 200-300.A rare schist stone reliquary box of a cuboid shape on four, irregularly shaped legs; with rounded corners and pronounced flange below a slightly flaring rim. Decorated with a concentric circles motif and two roundels, each consisting of a cross inside a double circle. Size: 130mm x 180mm; Weight: 1.88kg Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.

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RARE GANDHARAN SCHIST STONE RELIQUARY

Name: RARE GANDHARAN SCHIST STONE RELIQUARY
SKU: 166265036
Price: 480 GBP
Availability: InStock

Estimate £600 - £900

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