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THBSpectacular Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Bowl
Lot 69a
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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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Ancient Central Asia, Bactria, modern day Afghanistan, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A marvelous hand-carved lapis lazuli bowl presenting with vibrant hues of deep indigo, powder blue, mocha brown, and grey with natural pearlescent cream striations. Boasting a silky smooth surface, this gorgeous dish features an annular base and thick walls that gradually expand to a hemispherical body and a broad, circular rim. In addition to being used to create beautiful jewelry, lapis lazuli was also used by the ancients to carve more practical objects such as game boards, stamps, hair combs, dagger handles, bowls, and cups like this example. During ancient times, merchants delivered lapis from the mines of Bactria via caravan and trade routes to cities in Greece, Egypt, India, Mesopotamia, China, Japan, and Persia . In 1271, Marco Polo wrote about the lapis mines in Bactria; however, not too many knew about them because of the treacherous terrain. Size: 9" in diameter x 3.125" H (22.9 cm x 7.9 cm)
The ancient mines of Bactria were a valuable source of lapis lazuli of the best color. Lapis was used to carve statuettes of birds and animals as well as dishes, cylinder seals, and beads that have been found in the royal Sumerian tombs of Ur - and jewelry made from lapis was found in Egyptian burial sites dating prior to 3000 BCE. Egyptian women used powdered lapis as eye shadow, and Pliny the Elder waxed poetic about the stone, describing it as "a fragment of the starry firmament.
Provenance: private collection, Westlake Village, California, USA;ex-collection of Joel Malter, California, USA, before 2004
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#161124Expected wear with a few minor nicks to rim, light scratches, and hairline surface fissures commensurate with age. Otherwise, excellent and intact.Condition
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