Loading, please wait...
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.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Western Asiatic Glass Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Composed mainly of blue glass and faience beads of various shades and types, including annular, spherical, tubular and others; restrung. 10.5 grams, 70 cm long
Ex W.J. collection, 1990s. -
Large Western Asiatic Micro Cuneiform Clay Tablet Fragment Bearing a Religious List of Divination
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Comprising a Meso library text over two faces, with content relating to religion. 519 grams, 12.9 cm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. -
Large Jewish Sealing with Menorah
Circa 2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Of discoid form displaying a menorah in raised relief, bird and snake to the other. 3.9 grams, 15 mm
Acquired 1969-1999. From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.
