A Bactrian Stone Ritual Object
Sale 910 - Antiquities & Ethnographic Art
Nov 18, 2021
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$800 -
1,200
Price Realized
$2,000
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A Bactrian Stone Ritual Object
Circa 3rd-2nd Millennium B.C.
Height 10 1/2 inches (26.5 cm).
Property from a California Private Collection
The following lots (Lots 11-14) look astonishingly contemporary to the modern eye. Yet, their geometric and abstract forms were crafted nearly five thousand years ago. Using only lithic tools, each object was painstakingly fashioned by meticulous drilling, abrasion, and polish.
Provenance:
Pars Antiques, United Kingdom, in the 1990s.
Private Collection, London.
Timeline Auctions, London, Antiquities and Coins, 24 February 2017, Lot 2666.
Provenance:
Pars Antiques, United Kingdom, in the 1990s.
Private Collection, London.
Timeline Auctions, London, Antiquities and Coins, 24 February 2017, Lot 2666.
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