A South Arabian Stone Idol
Sale 1273 - Antiquities & Ancient Art: Including Property from the Brummer Collection
Dec 5, 2023
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$3,000 -
$5,000
Sold for $34,650
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A South Arabian Stone Idol
Bronze Age, Early 3rd - Early 2nd Millennium B.C.
Height 16 1/4 inches (41.28 cm).
Property from a Private Estate, Cleveland, Ohio
Provenance:
Private Collection, Europe.
Christie's, New York, Antiquities, 11 June 2003, Lot 62.
Similar stone statues, some described as granite, others as sandstone/quartzite, have been found on the surface in the Yemeni highlands. For three similar see nos. 88-90 in Simpson, ed., Queen of Sheba, Treasures from Ancient Yemen, and for another in The Metropolitan Museum of Art see p. 6 in Holt, ed., Recent Acquisitions, A Selection: 1998-1999.
Condition Report
Inspected under UV light and 10x loupe. Scattered spots of black encrustation, most notably on proper right lower face. Areas of red, yellow, and brown patination with whitish areas where surface is more weathered. Overall in fine and stable condition. See additional images.
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