A South Arabian Limestone Bull Stele, Qataban, 3rd Century B.C./1st Century A.D.

Lot Closed

December 8, 04:05 PM GMT

Estimate

800 - 1,200 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property from the Collection of the late Antonin and Christiane Besse

A South Arabian Limestone Bull Stele, Qataban

3rd Century B.C./1st Century A.D.

with ribbed brows, the horns missing.

Height 20 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

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