A LOT WITH TWO BACTRIAN CHLORITE BOWLSPresumably Oxus Civilization, late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BC. Of simplistic shape with deep rounded sides rising from a short foot. Condition: Very good condition with old wear, few minuscule chips to the rims, signs of weathering and erosion, minimal encrustations, and natural fissures. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. István Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Weight: 857 g and 1096 g Dimensions: Diameter 14.5 cm and 18 cm, height 6 cm and 7 cmLiterature comparison: For a fragment of a stone bowl from Gandhara see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 1987.142.127.