Lot 24
24
THE PROPERTY OF A NEW YORK PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A GRAECO-PERSIAN BRONZE VASE

CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.

Details
A GRAECO-PERSIAN BRONZE VASE
circa 4th-3rd century b.c.
The hammered and chased pear-shaped vessel with a beaded band above a band of tongue on the over-hanging rim, the shoulders with a band of elongated tongue above a scrolling foliate band and a thin geometric band, the lower portion of the body with elegant stylized palmettes
7 5/8 in. (19.35 cm.) high

Lot Essay

For a bronze jug with similar ornament, said to be from Iran but thought to be of Egyptian inspiration, see no. 4 in Gunter and Jett, Ancient Iranian Metalwork in the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and the Freer Gallery of Art.