Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II
Property from the Collection of the late Antonin and Christiane Besse
Three South Arabian Alabaster Miniature Vessels, Qataban, 3rd Century B.C./1st Century A.D.
Lot Closed
December 8, 04:06 PM GMT
Estimate
1,700 - 2,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Collection of the late Antonin and Christiane Besse
Three South Arabian Alabaster Miniature Vessels, Qataban
3rd Century B.C./1st Century A.D.
comprising a jar of domed form with twin drilled handles (one fragmentary), a narrower flat-bottomed jar with twin indented and drilled lug handles, and a goblet with splayed foot, ribbed stem, incised vertical lines on the body, and incised lines around the lip.
Heights 4.8, 4, and 4.3 cm.
(3)
reportedly from Beihan, probably from Hayd ibn 'Aqil, the necropolis of ancient Timna'
Antonin Besse (1927-2016) and Christiane Besse (1928-2021), Aden and Paris, acquired in Yemen in the 1960s, collection numbers CB50A, CB50B, and CB50C, respectively (recorded for export by the Department of Antiquities, Aden State, in May 1967)
by descent to the present owner
Antonin Besse (1927-2016) and Christiane Besse (1928-2021), Aden and Paris, acquired in Yemen in the 1960s, collection numbers CB50A, CB50B, and CB50C, respectively (recorded for export by the Department of Antiquities, Aden State, in May 1967)
by descent to the present owner