£3,250
African & Oceanic Art and Antiquities | 624
Auction: 16 September 2020 at 15:00 BST
carved and polished alabaster, depicting the bust of a princess, her arms folded across her chest, the hands flat with her thumbs pointing towards the sky, a Qatabanian inscription below, reading:
[.](.)rm Brnṭm Mr
partially preserving the prenomen of the princess, the family name of Barnat of the commune at dhu-Marya mat surviving intact
Provenance:
Bonhams, London, Antiquities, 16th May 2002, lot 383.
Note:
Pre Islamic Arabian stele preserving the names of individuals are rare, the present example is the only known stela for a princess of the Barnat family.