Lot n° 157
Estimation :
400 - 600
EUR
Mirror of circular form, with an anthropomorphic handle repr - Lot 157
Mirror of circular form, with an anthropomorphic handle representing the body of a character with arms touching the hips, the head merging with the disc.
Bactria, 3rd millennium B.C.
D: 16,8cm
Bibliography: Protohistoric Bactria. P. Amiet.
Collection of M. Carbonnel.
Jean-Pierre Carbonnel (1937-2002).
Knight of the Legion of Honor
Eminent scientist, he devoted his career to research in the field of geology and hydrology, both in Southeast Asia and Africa, in the Middle East and in Eastern Europe.
In 1973, he was appointed Director of the permanent scientific mission of the C.N.R.S. in Afghanistan, where he remained until 1979. It was then that he acquired the numerous pieces that constitute his collection of Bactrian objects.
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