ID 795481
Lot 77 | A PARTHIAN TURQUOISE GLAZED POTTERY AMPHORA
Estimate value
£ 7 000 – 9 000
IRAN, CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
12 1⁄2 in. (31.8 cm.) high
Provenance
with Mitsukoshi Department Store, Tokyo, 1974 (Ancient Art of Mediterranean Lands, p. 64).
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic |
| Place of origin: | Iran, Ancient Near Eastern, Asia, Parthian Empire |
| Category: | Amphora |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic |
| Place of origin: | Iran, Ancient Near Eastern, Asia, Parthian Empire |
| Category: | Amphora |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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