Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Property from the Collection of the late Antonin and Christiane Besse
Two South Arabian Alabaster Fragments, Qataban, 3rd Century B.C./1st Century A.D.
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July 5, 12:15 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Collection of the late Antonin and Christiane Besse
Two South Arabian Alabaster Fragments, Qataban
3rd Century B.C./1st Century A.D.
comprising the base of a statuette carved with two feet wearing sandals, and the base of a stele with two feet in relief above two lines of engraved South Arabic inscription, giving the name of a woman and her lineage (Nʿmm ḏt Mlyk).
7.7 by 12 by 11 cm., and 10 by 13.5 by 5 cm.
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the stele base said to be from Beihan, probably Ḥayd 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 inv. nos. CB65 and CB63, respectively (registered and photographed 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 inv. nos. CB65 and CB63, respectively (registered and photographed for export by the Department of Antiquities, Aden State, in May 1967)
by descent to the present owner