Lot Essay
Cf. Thracian Treasures from Bulgaria, The British Museum, London, 1976, no. 171, col. pl. of a silver amphora with similar lotus blooms and stems.
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EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A FINE ACHAEMENID REPOUSSÉ SILVER LOTUS BOWL
EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Of shallow hammered form with broad everted rim, the exterior with ornamental radiating garland of eight open lotus flowers with delicately chased petals, alternating with eight lotus buds, each with triple collar and arching stems, the interior with the same indented decoration surrounding a central incised tondo
7¾ in. (19.6 cm.) diam.; 2 1/8 in. (5.2 cm.) high
EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Of shallow hammered form with broad everted rim, the exterior with ornamental radiating garland of eight open lotus flowers with delicately chased petals, alternating with eight lotus buds, each with triple collar and arching stems, the interior with the same indented decoration surrounding a central incised tondo
7¾ in. (19.6 cm.) diam.; 2 1/8 in. (5.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Christie's London, 25 November 1997, lot 173.
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