BACTRIAN ALABASTER CHALICE. Ca. 2500 - 2200 BC. An alabaster chalice with a wide, shallow cup sharply undercut at the base and set on a tall, flaring stem. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 1244, Antiquities, Lot 68; R. Matthews, H. F. Nashli, The Archaeology of Iran from the Palaeolithic to the Achaemenid Empire, Astaraban Treasure, f. 9.62. Size: 135mm x 95mm; Weight: 970g Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired in France; formerly with the dealer Christian Grand, Switzerland 1970s-1980s.