1st millennium BC. A bronze lotiform bowl with flared rim, ropework band, seven raised lobes and central dome. See Godard, F. The Art of Iran, London, 1965 for discussion. 313 grams, 16cm (6 1/4"). Property of a Middlesex gentleman; acquired Nadeau's Auctions, 2018, lot 111 (part); formerly with Peggy and David Rockefeller collection. The majority of lotiform bowls were raised from sheet bronze with repoussé ornament. The present example appears to have been cast, but retains the traditional form. It is somewhat heavier than the sheet bronze equivalents. [No Reserve] Fine condition.