Asian, European Arts, Antiques, samurai swords, May 21, 2023
By Eternity Gallery
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May 21, 2023
PO BOX 48073 Tampa, FL 33646 USA, United States
A lot of beautiful arts and antiques from all over the world.
Large collection of swords, including Japanese Samurai swords.
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LOT 4M:
Bactrian carved schist stone container, 2000-4000 BC; Ca. 3rd Millennium BC. A flat-bottomed cylindrical vessel ...
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Start price:
$
500
Estimated price :
$2,500 - $5,000
Buyer's Premium: 24%
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Bactrian carved schist stone container, 2000-4000 BC; Ca. 3rd Millennium BC. A flat-bottomed cylindrical vessel skillfully carved from schist stone. The vessel features concave walls with delicately incised linear designs and a broad, circular opening. The Greco-Bactrian Kingdom was, along with the Indo-Greek Kingdom, the easternmost part of the Hellenistic world, covering Bactria and Sogdiana in Central Asia from 256 to 125 BC. It was centered in the north of present-day Afghanistan. Length: 30mm. Width: 48mm; Weight: 65g; Provenance: Private UK collection; from an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990's.
