BACTRIAN ALABASTER CHALICE

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ART OF ASIA- FROM ANTIQUITY TO PRESENT DAY

By Apollo Art Auctions

Jul 26, 2020

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  ca. 4000 BC. Bactrian. Light reddish-brown alabaster vessel with tall, inward flaring foot, supporting a chalice bowl with outward flaring rim. This object was carved from a monolith of calcite (alabaster) that is similar in colour and appearance to the stone commonly used by Egyptian sculptors for luxury tableware in the late 4th millennium B.C. Excellent condition. Provenance: From an old British collection, acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s. Size: H:260mm / W:100.5mm ; 1900g
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