Lot no. 27
BRONZE MOUFLON BOTTLE
Bactria, late 3rd-early 2nd millennium BC
Cylindrical cosmetic bottle with flat base and horizontal shoulder topped by a cylindrical mouthpiece. The body is decorated in light relief with anthropomorphic or zoomorphic figures in a mountain setting. Accompanied by an applicator stick topped with a mouflon figurine.
Green and brown patina.
Height Height : 7.2 cm
Provenance: Former collection of Jean-Pierre Carbonnel (1937-2002)
Its sale, Tessier & Sarrou et Associés, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 4 December 2006: n°271 (ill.)
French private collection
A Bactrian bronze cosmetic vessel,
Late 3rd-early 2nd millennium B.C.
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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