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CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
A SOUTH ARABIAN CALCITE-ALABASTER IBEX
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Standing on an integral plinth, the plump body with short legs, the hooves incised, with long curving horns, triangular ears, raised pellet eyes and a square beard, a natural light brown vein in the stone exploited for a medial line on the animal's muzzle
5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) high
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Standing on an integral plinth, the plump body with short legs, the hooves incised, with long curving horns, triangular ears, raised pellet eyes and a square beard, a natural light brown vein in the stone exploited for a medial line on the animal's muzzle
5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) high
Provenance
with Nina Borowski, Paris.
European Private Collection, 1980s.
European Private Collection, 1980s.