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THBSasanian Gilt Silver Bowl w/ Dancing Woman, ex-Sothebys
Lot 111
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Day 1 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Viking, Russian, Near Eastern, as well as Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma and India. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Day 1 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Viking, Russian, Near Eastern, as well as Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma and India. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Ancient Near East, Sasanian, ca. 7th century CE. A stunning silver-gilt lobed bowl of an oval form with a bas relief dancing woman in composite profile presenting crossed legs and holding a sash over her head adorning the tondo, confronting human heads and flowers (also in bas relief) beneath the rim at the interstices of the petal-like lobed forms, and similar bas relief motifs - human heads and flowers - as well as two pairs of confronting birds - on the exterior beneath the rim. Precious metal quality: 64% silver and 32% gold. Size: 6.875" W x 1.875" H (17.5 cm x 4.8 cm); weight: 362.9 grams
The Sasanian elite valued beautiful metal objects, especially those that were comprised of precious metals. Many of these objects drew inspiration from Greco-Roman artwork, like this beautiful silver-gilt lobed bowl with its dancing female holding a garland. Sasanian artistic culture, in turn, spread along the Silk Road, influencing metalwork in western Iran and the Caspian Sea, and bowls like this one have been found as far afield as the eastern coast of China.
Provenance: ex-private New York, USA collection, acquired prior to 1969; ex Sotheby's New York, June 11, 2010, Western Asiatic Antiquities and Islamic Art, lot 49 with estimate of $30,000 to $50,000
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#145402Normal surface wear commensurate with age. Traces of gilding on the dancer and her garland. Silver and gilded finishes have developed a nice warm patina over the ages.Condition
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