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Basin shaped disc (© British Museum)
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© British Museum

Basin shaped disc

Artist: Afghan

Location: British Museum

Date: 1st Century BC

Materials: stone

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Vendor: Per BM

Review number: 150 (1913)

Description:
Basin-shaped disc of grey slaty stone carved to represent a lotus. Figures of a lion and a bull on the concave side. From the Helmud River, Afghanistan.

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