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LOT 0186
South Arabian Offering Table with Inscription
6TH CENTURY B.C.
8 1/4 in. (1.47 kg, 21 cm).
With three D-section stub legs and channel with pouring lip; incised Phoenician or proto-Hebrew inscription, in reverse, to the notched rim.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Canada, acquired by descent from the collection of the present owner’s father, formed 1965-1990.
Acquired from the above by the current owner, 2020.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12842-240719.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Cleveland R.L., An Ancient South Arabian Necropolis, objects from the second campaign (1951) in the Timna Cemetery, Baltimore, 1951, pl.90, for similar examples (esp.TC 2020).
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LOT 0186
South Arabian Offering Table with Inscription
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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