Description:

Central Asia, Bactria (Bactria-Margiana/BMAC), ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A shallow dish carved from creamy alabaster in tones ranging from nearly white to pale orange, with a rounded body and projecting handle. Alabaster, a light-colored, calcareous stone from the Iranian Plateau, has strong connections in ancient western and central Asia to religion and specifically the gods. For example, in the site of Kultepe-Kanes, a huge burial mound, there were many disc-shaped alabaster idols, naked alabaster goddesses, and lion figures. We also know that alabaster was a precious material, widely traded in the region from the 4th millennium BCE onward. A dish like this one was made to be placed into a tomb to hold offerings. Size: 7.5" W x 2.05" H (19 cm x 5.2 cm)

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-John Krysko collection, New York, USA, acquired in the 1980s

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#144113

  • Condition: End of handle is an ancient loss. Repaired from two pieces, with a loss from the rim. No restoration or new material. Light deposits on surface. Remaining portion of handle is smoothed, possibly from use.

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