Lot 16 , Three silver aryballoi, incomplete, Roman or Gandhara, c. late 1st century BC - early 1st century A.D.

Three silver aryballoi, incomplete, Roman or Gandhara, c. late 1st century BC - early 1st century A.D. the first with flattened sides, the second of globular shape with a cover raised on a low foot, both with evidence of soldered handles on either side, the third also globular with a narrow petalled band on the shoulder, all with waisted necks and flat rims, the tallest 7cm

Provenance: Private Collection, England, prior to 1979.

Literature: F. Baratte, East and West: A Central Asian Silver Hoard from the Parthian Era, 2002, p. 39, fig. 19a-c
£1,500-2,000

Condition:
One example complete with removable top section, one missing the base and section of the side. One crushed, missing the base and with other damage and tears to the fabric.

Unsold