Aspire Auctions
January 2004 Fine Art & Antiques Online Auction
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| 1. A Large Yeminite Funerary Stone, C. 1st Century A.D.
A King's visage is flanked by two rectangles with text across the top. It measures apprx 4" x 5-3/4". Traditional southern Arabian funerary carving with inscription on yellow-white stone, probably calcite or alabaster. Occasionally such stones were accented with red or black pigment. 5,000/6,000 back to catalog |
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