Lot Essay
King Annishila can be dated to the second phase of the Neo-Elamite period, circa 585-539 B.C.
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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN COLLECTION
A NEO-ELAMITE SILVER BEAKER
CIRCA 585-539 B.C.
Details
A NEO-ELAMITE SILVER BEAKER
CIRCA 585-539 B.C.
The hammered conical vessel with rounded base, with incised decoration, the base with petalled rosette, a lotus calyx above with undulating curves from which rise twelve long overlapping petals, each bisected by incised lines, the interior of the flaring rim with a cuneiform inscription for Annishilha, King of Samati, son of Dabala
6¾ in. (17.1 cm.) high
CIRCA 585-539 B.C.
The hammered conical vessel with rounded base, with incised decoration, the base with petalled rosette, a lotus calyx above with undulating curves from which rise twelve long overlapping petals, each bisected by incised lines, the interior of the flaring rim with a cuneiform inscription for Annishilha, King of Samati, son of Dabala
6¾ in. (17.1 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 4 June 1999, lot 204.
Private collection, Spain.
Private collection, Spain.
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