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CIRCA EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
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A BACTRIAN BRONZE INCENSE BURNER
Circa Early 1st Millennium B.C.
The hemispherical bowl with a raised horizontal hatched ridge, the flanged lip ornamented with six standing animals in right profile, including two birds, each on a single foot, with incised wings and hooked beak, and four rams, each with underslung horns and triangular face, the vessel on a flaring foot with a central register of openwork scrolling between raised hatched ridges
5 7/16 in. (14.2 cm.) high
Circa Early 1st Millennium B.C.
The hemispherical bowl with a raised horizontal hatched ridge, the flanged lip ornamented with six standing animals in right profile, including two birds, each on a single foot, with incised wings and hooked beak, and four rams, each with underslung horns and triangular face, the vessel on a flaring foot with a central register of openwork scrolling between raised hatched ridges
5 7/16 in. (14.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired by the current owner in 1993.