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South Arabian Stone Stele with Personal Name

South Arabian Stone Stele with Personal Name

South Arabian Stone Stele with Personal Name

South Arabian Stone Stele with Personal Name

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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.

Provenance

Acquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.

Literature

Cf. The British Museum, museum numbers 125108; 122010 and 104482, for similar.

Footnotes

Likely a funerary stele bearing the name of the deceased individual commemorated with the stone.

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LOT 0202

South Arabian Stone Stele with Personal Name

Sold for (Inc. bp): £780

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