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 South Arabian Alabaster Relief Head, 3rd Century B.C./1st Century A.D.
Lot Closed
December 8, 04:07 PM GMT
Estimate
2,400 - 3,500 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Collection of the late Antonin and Christiane Besse
A South Arabian Alabaster Relief Head
3rd Century B.C./1st Century A.D.
with eyes hollowed out for inlay, grooved eyebrows, and hair carved in a cross-hatched pattern.
Height 13.5 cm
Antonin Besse (1927-2016) and Christiane Besse (1928-2021), Aden and Paris, acquired in Yemen in the 1960s
by descent to the present owner
by descent to the present owner