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LOT 0240
Sabaean Alabaster Bull
3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
5 1/2 in. (1.14 kg, 14 cm wide).
Carved in the round with integral rectangular base; of sturdy build with thick shoulders, rump and legs; latticed hair texture to the brow.
ProvenanceMrs Janssens, Belgium, 1970s.
Private collection, London, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, no.S000119291.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12980-245246.
In Sabaean religion, the bull signalled strength, fertility, and divine protection, and is often linked by scholarship with the moon-god Almaqah, the principal deity of the kingdom. Small alabaster figures of this type were likely set up as temple offerings or served as fittings within cultic furnishings; flat undersides or discreet mounting points on some examples suggest attachment to a larger ensemble.
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LOT 0240
Sabaean Alabaster Bull
Estimate £3,500 - 4,500€4,060 - 5,220 (for guidance only)$4,730 - 6,080 (for guidance only)
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