Lot 62
IMPORTANT INSCRIBED SABEAN SILVER-GILT BOWL
SOUTHERN ARABIA, 2ND - 3RD CENTURY A.D.
African & Oceanic Art, Antiquities and Natural History | 639
Auction: 5 May 2021 at 12:00 BST
Description
hammered gilt silver, the body chased with a criss-cross pattern, with a gilt bird of prey to the base, its wings outstretched, the head in profile, surrounded by a dotted border, a gilt running below the rim engraved with an inscription reading as follows; "Hari-yada'at and Halkum and their children, of [the family] Hasbach; and Dhakhar-il and Namamat"
Dimensions
16.2cm diameter
Footnote
Provenance:
Private collection, United Kingdom, formed in 1950s – 1960s, accompanied by Art Loss Register and Interpol certificates
Antiquities, Christie’s, New York, 10 December 2004, Lot 419, price achieved $33,460
Literature:
Cf. Simpson, St J. 2002. Queen of Sheba, Treasures from Ancient Yemen. p. 206, n. 306