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LOT 0202
South Arabian Stone Stele with Personal Name
3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
15 3/8 in. (13.9 kg, 39 cm high).
Bearing a stylised male face carved in relief above a Himyarite inscription.
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
Cf. The British Museum, museum numbers 125108; 122010 and 104482, for similar.
FootnotesLikely a funerary stele bearing the name of the deceased individual commemorated with the stone.
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Very fine condition, chipped.
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2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
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Opening Bid: £100
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