PAKISTAN, vessels of various kinds, mostly lamps

PV19) KUSHAN-HEPHTHALITE?, c. 300-600 AD, bronze spouted lamp, 48mm dia., 27mm tall, floral handles at sides, from unknown location, NWF, narrow chip out of rim in back, crusty F $32.00 sold
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PV13) KUSHAN, c. 100-400 AD, bronze inkpot, 65mm dia, 48mm tall, snaky handle, 3 part construction, from Buner, Takhtband, Northwest Frontier, unimportant 2mm hole in top pan, crusty F $125.00 sold 7/16/07
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PV14) KUSHAN, c. 100-400 AD, bronze inkpot, 58mm dia, 38mm tall, from Buner, Takhtband, Northwest Frontier, minor dents in wall, crusty F $125.00 sold
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PVI3) KUSHAN, c. 100-400 AD, bronze inkpot, 105mm dia., 40mm tall, from Gunyar, Swat, Northwest Frontier, chips & holes in wall, crusty VG $35.00 sold 6/14/2010
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PCL1a) PAKISTAN, KUSHAN, c. 100-400 AD, clay lamp, 48x48mm, ~18mm tall, open teardrop shape, undecorated, from Udigram, NWFP, intact $24.00  sold
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PCL1b) PAKISTAN, KUSHAN, c. 100-400 AD, clay lamp, 52x59mm, 22mm tall, open teardrop shape, undecorated, from Udigram, NWFP, $28.00  sold
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PCL1c) PAKISTAN, KUSHAN, c. 100-400 AD, clay lamp, 60x74mm, 28mm tall, open teardrop shape, undecorated, from Udigram, NWFP, $34.00  sold
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PCL1w1) PAKISTAN, KUSHAN, c. 100-400 AD, clay lamps as above, 2 specimens, minor chips retained for repair, the pair $20.00 sold
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PCLw2) PAKISTAN, KUSHAN, c. 100-400 AD, clay lamps as above, 2 specimens, smashed but complete for repair, the pair $10.00 sold
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PCV2) PAKISTAN, KUSHAN, c. 100-400 AD, clay pot, 31mm tall, 53mm dia., wide mouth, from Udigram, NWFP, few tiny chips on lip, nice $26.00 sold
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PCV19) KUSHAN, c. 100-400 AD, small globular terra cotta pot, 33mm diameter, 32mm tall, unglazed, very plain, unknown location, few stress cracks from firing, $15.00 sold 12/3/2009
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223-13a. SHAHI, c. 750-1000 AD, carved schist lamp, 77mm square with concave sides, 40mm round well, lip is decorated with bull's eyes & a groove for the wick, from Udigram,
small chip near wick groove, otherwise decent, $92.00 sold 7/2/2015
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223-13d. SHAHI, c. 750-1000 AD, iron lamp, 210mm long, 84mm diameter bowl, 82mm long spout, handle rises vertically then bent down at 60 degree angle, from Udigram, nub on handle seems to have attached a cover, now missing, split side, chipped handle, $55.00
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PV15) ISLAMIC, c. 12-13th c., bronze bottle, thin walled, round belly on expanded base, narrow neck, flared mouth with projecting bosses, multipart construction, 150mm tall, 63mm wide, style popular from Iran to India at that time, found in Balochistan, very corroded, cracks in belly, repaired hole in belly (visible in picture), aG $40.00 sold 11/11/2008
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PVL10) ISLAMIC, 12-14th c., bronze lamp, 72mm tall, 135x85mm, on round pedestal, no lid, decorative flanges, couple of pinholes in spout, from Bajawar, some crust, F $150.00 sold
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PVL13) ISLAMIC, 12-14th c., bronze lamp, 43mm tall, 136x72mm, flat bottom, no lid, incised floral decoration, from Bajawar, will send pedestal that was glued on but does not belong with it, bit of crust, aVF $125.00 sold
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PVL21) SELJUK, c. 1000-1100 AD, bronze lamp, 132x65x125mm, teardrop shaped belly on octagonal pedestal, heavily decorated with calligraphy & arabesques, from Afghanistan, crusty patina has been mostly smoothed out, almost choice, a little more work it will be great, $340.00 sold 10/2/2012
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PVL19) ISLAMIC, c. 1100-1250, bronze lamp, 137mm tall, 190mm long, 136mm wide,  triple spouted, bird topped handle, lion head lid, engraved calligraphic band around top, engraved floral band around base, from Afghanistan, a few small corroded spots in unobtrusive places, mostly black patina, pretty much choice, $600.00 sold
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PVL25) ISLAMIC, c. 1100-1250, bronze lamp, 156x87x149mm,  "Alladin" style with bird top handle, extensive incised decoration, fancy Arabic inscription on top, this is basically a Seljuk style, from NWFP, lid is missing, some crust, dirt, but pretty much VF $175.00 sold 11/21/2007
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PV16) ISLAMIC, 12-14th c., 1000-1300?, bronze rhomboid oil lamp bowl, 87x90mm across corners, 29mm deep, with 4 iron blobs where hanging loops used to be, from Charbagh (Swat), very utilitarian, crude, $18.00 sold
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