Lot 528
PERSIAN ACHAEMENID SILVER JUG
WESTERN ASIA, 5TH CENTURY B.C.

Auction: Day Two
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
Description
cast silver, standing on a flat base, the body with vertical fluting, the lower section of the neck ridged and embellished with an etched pattern, the lip out turned, the handle soldered to the flaring mouth and shoulder of the vessel in the form of a biting beast
Dimensions
14.5cm high, 11cm wide
Provenance
Provenance: Private collection, London, acquired 1960s

