BACTRIAN SCHIST CYLINDRICAL VESSEL
Ca. 4000 BC.
A schist stone vessel with a flat base, and a cylindrical body. The exterior of the vessel is decorated with a repeating pattern. Such an object may have been used to make ritual offerings to the gods or powerful supernatural spirits in order to placate them.
Size: L:80mm / W:110mm ; 680g
Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.
Estimate: GBP 450 - 900