ID 1248438
Lot 74 | A PERSIAN SILVER DRINKING CUP
Estimate value
£ 20 000 – 30 000
IRAN, CIRCA 8TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Ernest Erickson (1893-1983), New York, acquired prior to 1954.
Property of the Ernest Erickson Foundation; Sotheby's, New York, 28 November 1990, lot 136.
with Robin Symes, London and New York, 2000 (Bull Leapers to Picasso).
Literature
J. Coolidge (ed.), Ancient Art in American Private collections, Cambridge, Mass., 1954, p.24, pl. XXXI, no. 108.
Exhibited
Cambridge, Massachusetts, The Fogg Art Museum, Ancient Art in American Private Collections, 28 Dec 1954 - 15 Feb 1955.
Bull Leapers to Picasso, New York, 6-15 December 2000.
| Place of origin: | Iran, Achaemenid Empire, Ancient Near Eastern, Asia |
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| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Place of origin: | Iran, Achaemenid Empire, Ancient Near Eastern, Asia |
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| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
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