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THBSouth Arabian Alabaster Bull Relief
Lot 96
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Featuring classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
South Arabia, Yemen, ca. 1st millennium BCE. A gorgeous alabaster relief featuring the projecting, high relief head of a bull. The animal's head is powerful, broad, with large eyes and a wide snout. Although they are now lost, the holes left behind by the horns suggest that they once dominated the sculpture. The face stands out against the long, smooth plaque. Bands of russet-colored mineral inclusions flow across the butter-colored natural surface of the stone. Size: 5.95" W x 10" H (15.1 cm x 25.4 cm); 12.5" H (31.8 cm) on included custom stand.
This item was made to be a funerary stele, with the bull's face symbolizing 'Anbay', the chief god. At one time, this plaque would have been inserted into a separate base inscribed with the name of the deceased and his or her clan.
See a similar example at the Detroit Institute of Arts: https://www.dia.org/art/collection/object/funerary-stele-bulls-head-inscribed-tabakarib-mdm-tribe-61989; a complete example with the inscription base sold at Christie's for USD $40,000 in 2011: https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/a-south-arabian-alabaster-funerary-stele-circa-5443214-details.aspx
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection
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#138535Bull's horns are lost. Small loss from upper corner and the base is rough. Light scratching and pitting on surface commensurate with age. Details on bull's face are in very nice condition.Condition
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