Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II

Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II

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Property from the Collection of the late Antonin and Christiane Besse

Four Objects, ancient and later

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Lot Closed

December 8, 04:18 PM GMT

Estimate

200 - 300 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property from the Collection of the late Antonin and Christiane Besse

Four Objects

ancient and later


comprising a stone figure of woman, a Syrian terracotta zoomorphic jar, a Romano-Egyptian terracotta head of a concubine, and a stone quadruped.

Height 13 cm., 8 cm., 12 cm., 8.5 cm.


(4)

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

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