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Property from the Collection of Max Palevsky
A SOUTH ARABIAN ALABASTER STELE
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
Details
A SOUTH ARABIAN ALABASTER STELE
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
Rectangular in form, with a stylized head in relief on the upper end, the tapering face with a rounded chin and raised lozenge-shaped lips, the long triangular nose merging with the heavy brows, the diamond-shaped eyes incised, a deeply-engraved inscription naming the deceased below, reading: Awsi-Athat
14¼ in. (36.2 cm.) high
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
Rectangular in form, with a stylized head in relief on the upper end, the tapering face with a rounded chin and raised lozenge-shaped lips, the long triangular nose merging with the heavy brows, the diamond-shaped eyes incised, a deeply-engraved inscription naming the deceased below, reading: Awsi-Athat
14¼ in. (36.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 14 July 1971, lot 257.
with Michel Dumez-Onof, London, 1972.
with Michel Dumez-Onof, London, 1972.
Brought to you by
G. Max Bernheimer
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