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

Details

A silver pyxis with cover
Gandhara, circa late 1st century B.C. - early 1st century A.D.
Cylindrical in form with ribbed walls and slightly flared base, the stepped cover with waisted neck and flat knob
2¾ in. (7 cm.) high (2)

Provenance

Private Collection, England, prior to 1979

Literature

F. Baratte, East and West: A Central Asian Silver Hoard from the Parthian Era, 2002, p. 38, fig. 19d