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

An Alabaster Plaque, perhaps South Arabian, 3rd Century B.C./1st Century A.D., or Modern

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December 8, 04:11 PM GMT

Estimate

300 - 500 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property from the Collection of the late Antonin and Christiane Besse

An Alabaster Plaque, perhaps South Arabian

3rd Century B.C./1st Century A.D., or Modern


with pierced tab for suspension as a pendant, the plaque carved in raised relief on one side with three lines of retrograde South Arabic inscription giving the name of a man and his lineage: Zydm / bn ḏ-S¹/ ḥwḍ.

11.5 by 6.5 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

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