GANDHARA, CIRCA LATE 1ST CENTURY B.C. - EARLY 1ST CENTURY A.D.

Details

A silver repoussé bowl
Gandhara, circa late 1st century B.C. - early 1st century A.D.
The hammered bowl with eight indented lobes centered by a seven-petalled lotus bordered by beading, the rim folded over, with a pointillé Karoshti inscription on the exterior
8 in. (20.3 cm.) diameter
267.3 g

Provenance

Private Collection, England, prior to 1979

Literature

F. Baratte, East and West: A Central Asian Silver Hoard from the Parthian Era, 2002, p. 33, 35, 59, fig. 15-16

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Lot Essay

The Karoshti inscription reads viradasa-putrasa hastidasasa, which means "[Property] of Hastidasa, son of Viradasa." The elongated, indented lobes and bordered lotus motif are somewhat unusual for this type of bowl. Most silver pieces favor clearly defined egg-shaped lobes with the lotus petals extending fully outwards. For similar lotiform motifs in gold from Bactria see, V. Sariandi, Bactrian Gold, 1985, p. 226, no. Ill.43, and p. 235, no. 32.

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