LARGE BACTRIAN COMPARTMENTED CHLORITE PYXIS

Ca. 2200 - 1800 BC. A large chlorite pyxis with a cylindrical body and slightly projecting rims. The exterior is decorated with two registers of incised ring-and-dot motifs separated by multiple horizontal grooves, with herringbone bands encircling the upper and lower edges. The interior is divided by intersecting partitions into four compartments. Size: 100mm x 140mm; Weight: 1.6kg Provenance: From a private UK collection; earlier purchased on the London art market in the 1980s.