Lot 13 , Two silver bowls, Roman or Gandhara, c. late 1st century BC - early 1st century A.D

Two silver bowls, Roman or Gandhara, c. late 1st century BC - early 1st century A.D each with flat base, gently curved sides and folded over rim, the largest 17.8cm diameter

Provenance: Private Collection, England, prior to 1979.

Literature: F. Baratte, East and West: A Central Asian Silver Hoard from the Parthian Era, 2002, p. 45, fig. 27a-b
£3,000-4,000

Condition:
The bowls are both in sound condition. There is two repaired tears to the base of one of the bowls. Otherwise there are general surface scratches and some patination.

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