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 Bull Stele, Qataban, 3rd Century B.C./1st Century A.D.
Auction Closed
December 7, 04:32 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Collection of the late Antonin and Christiane Besse
A South Arabian Alabaster Bull Stele, Qataban
3rd Century B.C./1st Century A.D.
of trapezoidal form, carved in high relief with the head of a bull, the details finely engraved.
Height 35.2 cm.
Antonin Besse (1927-2016) and Christiane Besse (1928-2021), Aden and Paris, acquired in Yemen in the 1960s (recorded for export to France by the Department of Antiquities, Aden State, in April 1967)
by descent to the present owner
by descent to the present owner