Important / Rare Gandharan Pottery Jar - Huge!
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India/Pakistan, Gandharan, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. Massive and exceedingly rare pottery jar from this culture much better known for their gray schist statues and stelae. Rounded bulbous jar on slightly flattened base, tapered neck and rolled rim. Jar painted with 5 panels of running and jumping horned antelope, each in floral field with most having an extended tongue which merges into the vegetation. Above is a band of 11 antelope heads, these also in a floral background. Gandharan pottery is almost never seen on the market and this is by far the largest and finest of this rare type that we have ever seen. In any major gallery a jar like this would cost you $25,000+ if you could ever find one. Size: 16.5" W x 13" H (41.9 cm x 33 cm)
Provenance: Ex - Private New Jersey collection formed before 1990
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#117163
Provenance: Ex - Private New Jersey collection formed before 1990
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#117163
Condition
Repaired from multiple pieces, restoration over the breaks, minor paint loss as shown
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Important / Rare Gandharan Pottery Jar - Huge!
Estimate $18,000 - $25,000
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