Stone bowl, Bronze Age, ca. 2300 - 1700 BC · Turkmenistan, Margiana · ID: 3053217
Starting price
EUR 6,000
Estimated price
EUR 12,000
Provenance
Robert Wilson, Watermill, New York, USAGerman Private Collection
Size
H: 15 cm
D: 20 cm
H: 5.9 inch
D: 7.9 inch
Description
yellow limestone with numerous petrified shell inclusions,
Margiana, a historic region in eastern Turkmenistan, was the cradle of a remarkable Bronze Age civilization around 4,000 years ago. Contemporaneous with the civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt, it nevertheless remained largely unknown to the Western world.
Notices
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).