THE PROPERTY OF A NEW YORK PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A PARTHIAN SILVER BOWL
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
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A PARTHIAN SILVER BOWL
circa 2nd-3rd century a.d.
Sitting on a low foot, the bowl decorated with alternating egg-shaped and heart-shaped lobes, the tondo engraved with a bust of a goddess emerging from scrolling acanthus, her head surmounted by a crescent and flanked by leafy branches, each breast emphasized by incised spiral, a bird in the field to the right
4 11/16 in. (11.9 cm.) diameter
circa 2nd-3rd century a.d.
Sitting on a low foot, the bowl decorated with alternating egg-shaped and heart-shaped lobes, the tondo engraved with a bust of a goddess emerging from scrolling acanthus, her head surmounted by a crescent and flanked by leafy branches, each breast emphasized by incised spiral, a bird in the field to the right
4 11/16 in. (11.9 cm.) diameter