Sale 2856
New York
|
5 June 2014
Price realised
USD 23,750
Estimate
A BACTRIAN STONE RITUAL OBJECT CIRCA LATE 3RD-EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. Black in color with brown and cream veins, disk-shaped with slightly rounded edges, bisected by a shallow groove 14 in. (35.5 cm.) diameter
Provenance
with Fortuna Fine Arts, New York, 1999.
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