A SOUTH ARABIAN INSCRIBED STELE
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
A SOUTH ARABIAN INSCRIBED STELE
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
8 ¹/₄ in. (20.9 cm.) high
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
8 ¹/₄ in. (20.9 cm.) high
Provenance
Said to be from Beihan.
Antonin (1927-2016) and Christiane (1928-2021) Besse, Aden and Paris (Inv. no. CB67), acquired in Yemen, 1960s, and recorded for export by the Department of Antiquities, Aden State, May 1968; thence by descent.
Property from the Collection of the late Antonin and Christiane Besse; Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art, Sotheby’s, London, 7 December 2021, lot 15.
Antonin (1927-2016) and Christiane (1928-2021) Besse, Aden and Paris (Inv. no. CB67), acquired in Yemen, 1960s, and recorded for export by the Department of Antiquities, Aden State, May 1968; thence by descent.
Property from the Collection of the late Antonin and Christiane Besse; Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art, Sotheby’s, London, 7 December 2021, lot 15.
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