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 Head of a Man, 3rd Century B.C./1st Century A.D.
Auction Closed
December 7, 04:32 PM GMT
Estimate
3,500 - 4,500 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Collection of the late Antonin and Christiane Besse
A South Arabian Alabaster Head of a Man
3rd Century B.C./1st Century A.D.
with large eyes recessed for inlay and grooved and drilled eyebrows.
Height 18.5 cm.
reportedly from "El Gof" (al Jawf?)
Antonin Besse (1927-2016) and Christiane Besse (1928-2021), Aden and Paris, acquired in Yemen in the 1960s, collection number CB 10 (recorded for export by the Department of Antiquities, Aden State, in May 1966)
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 number CB 10 (recorded for export by the Department of Antiquities, Aden State, in May 1966)
by descent to the present owner
For male heads with grooved and drilled eyebrows see S. Antonini, La statuaria sudarabica in pietra, Paris and Rome, 2001, pl. 105.