Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II
Property from the Collection of the late Antonin and Christiane Besse
A Hellenistic Core-formed Glass Amphoriskos, circa 3rd/2nd Century B.C.
Lot Closed
December 8, 04:25 PM GMT
Estimate
1,200 - 1,800 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Collection of the late Antonin and Christiane Besse
A Hellenistic Core-formed Glass Amphoriskos
circa 3rd/2nd Century B.C.
of slender form with knob foot and high twin handles, the body with festooned decoration.
Height 15 cm.
Antonin Besse (1927-2016) and Christiane Besse (1928-2021), Beirut and Paris, acquired in the late 1960s/early 1970s, probably from Asfar Bros., Hotel St George, Beirut