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 South Arabian Alabaster Corinthian Capital, 2nd/3rd Century A.D.
Auction Closed
December 7, 04:32 PM GMT
Estimate
1,700 - 2,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Collection of the late Antonin and Christiane Besse
A South Arabian Alabaster Corinthian Capital
2nd/3rd Century A.D.
with spiral collar, three rows of finely engraved overlapping acanthus leaves, and graceful fragmentary double volutes.
Height 14 cm.
reportedly from Marib
Antonin Besse (1927-2016) and Christiane Besse (1928-2021), Aden and Paris, acquired in Yemen in the 1960s, collection number CB28 (recorded for export by the Department of Antiquities, Aden State, in May 1966 and April 1967)
by descent to the present owners
Antonin Besse (1927-2016) and Christiane Besse (1928-2021), Aden and Paris, acquired in Yemen in the 1960s, collection number CB28 (recorded for export by the Department of Antiquities, Aden State, in May 1966 and April 1967)
by descent to the present owners
For a related example in limestone see Yémen, Au pays de la reine de Saba, Paris, 1997, p. 199.