SASANIAN SILVER ELLIPTICAL BOWL WITH FISH

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Ca. AD 500 - 600. A silver bowl of shallow, elliptical plan, with a curving wall and a thin, plain lip. The interior base is engraved with a fish shown in profile, with hatched fins and a scaled body, placed centrally within the field. The exterior is left plain. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 135700. Size: 155mm x 45mm; Weight: 120g Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

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