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AVAR BRONZE BEAKER Of two globular sections joined by a tapering cylindrical waist. Beneath the lip are incised recumbent animals. Cf. a group of gold and silver vesssels known as the Avar Treasure, gift of J. Pierpont Morgan to the Metropolitan Museum, NYC, 1917. Ex Hr. B. collection, Switzerland, acquired between 1960 and 1980. Balkan Peninsula, ca. 700 AD H. 5 1/4 in. (13.5 cm.) Art of the Ancient World, 2007, no. 191 CBS01 $7,500 Sales |
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