Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part I
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part I
Property from the Collection of the late Antonin and Christiane Besse
A Large South Arabian Limestone Libation Table Spout, 3rd Century B.C./1st Century A.D.
Auction Closed
December 7, 04:32 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Collection of the late Antonin and Christiane Besse
A Large South Arabian Limestone Libation Table Spout
3rd Century B.C./1st Century A.D.
of tapering form with rounded sides, narrow channel on the flat top, and bull's head terminal.
20.2 by 24 by 42 cm.
Antonin Besse (1927-2016) and Christiane Besse (1928-2021), Aden and Paris, acquired in Yemen in the 1960s, collection number CB69 (recorded for export by the Department of Antiquities, Aden State, in May 1967)
by descent to the present owner
For related examples see Y. Calvet, Chr. Robin, et al., Arabie heureuse. Arabie déserte. Les antiquités arabiques du Musée du Louvre, Paris, 1992, p. 237, nos. 158-159, and British Museum, reg. no. 1985, 0223.49 (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1985-0223-49).