Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II

Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 123. A Mosaic Fragment, probably Byzantine, circa 5th/6th Century A.D., or later.

Property from the Collection of the late Antonin and Christiane Besse

A Mosaic Fragment, probably Byzantine, circa 5th/6th Century A.D., or later

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Lot Closed

December 8, 04:23 PM GMT

Estimate

300 - 500 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property from the Collection of the late Antonin and Christiane Besse

A Mosaic Fragment, probably Byzantine

circa 5th/6th Century A.D., or later


heavily restored, depicting in muticoloured tesserae a stooping figure standing next to the rear-end of a quadruped.

131 by 77 cm.

Asfar Bros., Hotel St George, Beirut
Antonin Besse (1927-2016) and Christiane Besse (1928-2021), Beirut and Paris, acquired from the above and shipped to France in January 1970

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