Shallow circular bowl with alternating hammered deep lobes and shallow petals and a central circle
Late Achaemenid bowl by Unknown Artist
© British Museum
Details
- Medium:
- Silver
- Art Fund grant:
- £25,000 ( Total: £75,000)
- Acquired in:
- 1997
- Vendor:
- Trustees of Amschel Rothschild (c/o Christie's)
Provenance
Found in Mazanderan Province, northern Iran; sold at Sotheby's in 1964
Venue details
British Museum
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London
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