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CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
A SOUTH ARABIAN ALABASTER IBEX FRIEZE
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
11 in. (28 cm.) wide
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
11 in. (28 cm.) wide
Provenance
Said to be from Beihan.
Antonin (1927-2016) and Christiane (1928-2021) Besse, Aden and Paris, acquired in Yemen, 1960, and recorded for export by the Department of Antiquities, Aden State; thence by descent.
The Property of Mr. A. Besse; Antiquities, Christie’s, London 16 December 1982, lot 109.
Property from the Collection of the Late Antonin and Christiane Besse; Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art, Part II, Sotheby’s, London, 2-8 December 2021, lot 100.
Antonin (1927-2016) and Christiane (1928-2021) Besse, Aden and Paris, acquired in Yemen, 1960, and recorded for export by the Department of Antiquities, Aden State; thence by descent.
The Property of Mr. A. Besse; Antiquities, Christie’s, London 16 December 1982, lot 109.
Property from the Collection of the Late Antonin and Christiane Besse; Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art, Part II, Sotheby’s, London, 2-8 December 2021, lot 100.
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Rowena Field
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