A SOUTH ARABIAN CALCITE-ALABASTER TABLE
A SOUTH ARABIAN CALCITE-ALABASTER TABLE

CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.

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A SOUTH ARABIAN CALCITE-ALABASTER TABLE
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
Rectangular in form, on four low feet, the smoothly-polished central panel recessed, framed on two sides with a register sculpted in low relief, each with two pairs of standing ibexes eating from a stylized tree, a third stylized tree between the pairs, the ibexes with plump bodies, large high-arching ridged horns and curved beards
54 x 33 in. (137.1 x 83.8 cm.)
Provenance
German Private Collection, 1980s.

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