ANCIENT ITEMS DISCLAIMER: This piece is part of a small collection of ancient/historic/antique artifacts that we recently acquired. We are brand new to dealing in such items. Extensive research is being conducted with the hope of accurately representing each piece. That being said, all origin and/or age claims should be taken with a grain of salt. We are bound to make a few mistakes before we get the basics down. Please feel free to share your knowledge with us...this is always greatly appreciated!

Being offered for sale is the ancient BACTRIAN STONE (possibly steatite or chlorite - exact material unknown), 4-CHAMBERED VESSEL (all have small divots/holes at center but only 1 goes all the way through to the bottom (see bottom-left chamber in 2 pic) - center hole also goes all the way thru) with HAND CARVED/INCISED LINES/SYMBOLS & HALF CIRCLES DESIGNS at OUTSIDE OF ALL (16) SIDE WALLS (12 straight & 4 curved walls - a cross-section resembling a flower) from circa the 3rd-1st millennium BC (best guess...really no idea how old - please feel free to share any knowledge on this piece - as always, this would be greatly appreciated), as seen in the pictures/as described in the title. PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR IMPORTANT CONDITION NOTES. Being offered for sale AS-FOUND, uncleaned. May require a thorough detailing to bring to its full potential. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED or your money back...no questions asked!

CONDITION NOTES:

LARGE CHIPS AT TWO OF THE CHAMBER'S OUTER WALLS, SEE PICS. Multiple small chips along entire outer and all inner rims. Moderate -to- severe scuffs, scratches, stains, burned/charred areas, etc. throughout. Otherwise, no breaks or repairs. Incredible patina throughout. See pics.

DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT:

Measures 3" wide x 3-1/8" deep x 1-3/16" tall. Each bowl chamber is 1-5/16" diameter x 5/8" deep. Base is 2-3/8" diameter. Weighs 6.4 oz..

PLEASE NOTE: The inflated shipping cost for this item is to help offset the high price of insuring the package at full purchase price. Please take this into consideration and work it into your offer(s).

GENERAL NOTE:

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