A BACTRIAN CHLORITE JAR

CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

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A BACTRIAN CHLORITE JAR
CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
The short cylindrical jar carved on the exterior with the coiled body of a serpent, its tail resting along the lower edge, with six spirals curving up the vessel, its head resting along and overhanging the exterior top rim, with incised decoration overall
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) diam.

Provenance

with Yazdani Gallery, London, 1984.

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Lot Essay

For a similar bowl with coiled serpent cf. D. Freeman ed. Splendors of the Ancient east, Antiquities from The al-Sabah Collection, London, 2013, p. 48, no. 13. Although catalogued as a serpent the decoration on the body seems to suggest tufts of wool representing a ram, however the style of carving and the design are very similar to the above example.

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