Property from the Collection of𓄧 the late Antonin and Christiane Besse
A South Arabian Alabaster Bull Stele, Qataban, 3rd Century B.C./1st Century A.D.
Auction Closed
December 7, 04:32 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Collection of the late Antoni🅠n and Christiane Besse
A South Arabian Alabaster Bull Stele, Qataban
3rd Century B.C./1st Century A.D.
of trapezoidal form, carved♊ in h🧸igh relief with the head of a bull with inlaid eyes.
Height 38 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
by descent to the present owner