Property from the Collection of th𝓰e late Antonin and Christiane Besse
A South Arabian Alabaster Head of a Woman, Qataban, 3rd Century B.C./1st Century A.D.
Auction Closed
December 7, 04:32 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Collection of the late An🏅tonin and Christiane Besse
A South Arabian Alabﷺaster Head of a Woman, Qataban
3rd Century B.C./1st Century A.D.
with long tapering neck, hiꦇgh cheekbones, large eyes recessed for inlay, grooved eyebrows, and long coiffure.
Height 24 cm.
reportedly from Marib
Antonin Besse (1927-2016) and Christiane Besse (1928-2021), Aden and Paris, acquired in Yemen in the 1960s, collection number CB25 (recorded for export to France by the Department of Antiquities, Aden State, in May 1966 and April 1967)
by descent to the present owner
Antonin Besse (1927-2016) and Christiane Besse (1928-2021), Aden and Paris, acquired in Yemen in the 1960s, collection number CB25 (recorded for export to France by the Department of Antiquities, Aden State, in May 1966 and April 1967)
by descent to the present owner