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Ancient South Arabian Alabaster Statue
Ancient South Arabian Alabaster Statue

Ancient South Arabian Alabaster Statue

$130,000

H 12.01 in Dm 4.49 in

Ancient South Arabian Alabaster Statue

Located in London, GB

a refined example of the subtlety and elegance of South Arabian art. The figure stands with arms

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Yemeni Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

Stylized Antique Sandstone Stele – “Ideograms” Model, South Arabian Funerary Art
Stylized Antique Sandstone Stele – “Ideograms” Model, South Arabian Funerary Art

Stylized Antique Sandstone Stele – “Ideograms” Model, South Arabian Funerary Art

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

spiritual depth of South Arabian funerary art. Finished with artisan patinas and traces of wear, this

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20th Century Yemeni Archaistic Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Sandstone

Stylized South Arabian Stele in Sandstone – Pre-Islamic Primitive Sculpture
Stylized South Arabian Stele in Sandstone – Pre-Islamic Primitive Sculpture

Stylized South Arabian Stele in Sandstone – Pre-Islamic Primitive Sculpture

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

This South Arabian sandstone stele is a decorative sculpture inspired by the pre-Islamic funerary

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20th Century Yemeni Primitive Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Sandstone

Primitive Sandstone Stele in Natural Tones – Khôl Model, South Arabian Style
Primitive Sandstone Stele in Natural Tones – Khôl Model, South Arabian Style

Primitive Sandstone Stele in Natural Tones – Khôl Model, South Arabian Style

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

The Khôl model is a hand-carved sandstone stele inspired by ancient South Arabian ritual art

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20th Century Yemeni Archaistic Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Sandstone

Archaic-Style Sculpture in Sandstone – Arcades Stele, Ancient Yemen
Archaic-Style Sculpture in Sandstone – Arcades Stele, Ancient Yemen

Archaic-Style Sculpture in Sandstone – Arcades Stele, Ancient Yemen

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

This sandstone stele, model Arcades, is a handcrafted decorative sculpture inspired by South

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20th Century Yemeni Archaistic Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Sandstone

Antique Map of Eastern Turkey, Caucasus, Israel through Iraq and part of Arabia
Antique Map of Eastern Turkey, Caucasus, Israel through Iraq and part of Arabia

Antique Map of Eastern Turkey, Caucasus, Israel through Iraq and part of Arabia

$435Sale Price|20% Off

H 15.95 in W 19.49 in D 0.02 in

Antique Map of Eastern Turkey, Caucasus, Israel through Iraq and part of Arabia

Located in Langweer, NL

extends south into the Arabian Desert and locates Cyprus, Baghdad, Damascus, Baku, and many more cities in

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Antique Mid-18th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

Antique Map of the Ancient Persian Empire – Imperium Persicum, 1817
Antique Map of the Ancient Persian Empire – Imperium Persicum, 1817

Antique Map of the Ancient Persian Empire – Imperium Persicum, 1817

Located in Langweer, NL

detail to the south, labeled Arabia, while the Red Sea and the Mare Erythraeum appear along the southern

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Antique Early 19th Century British Maps

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Asia Travel Poster Lahore Pakistan Akbers Fort Mughal Empire
Original Vintage Asia Travel Poster Lahore Pakistan Akbers Fort Mughal Empire

Original Vintage Asia Travel Poster Lahore Pakistan Akbers Fort Mughal Empire

Located in London, GB

capital city of Punjab in Pakistan. Pakistan is located in South East Asia on the Arabian Sea and Gulf of

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Vintage 1950s Pakistani Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Antique Map of Abyssinia, Sudan and the Red Sea, 1749
Original Antique Map of Abyssinia, Sudan and the Red Sea, 1749

Original Antique Map of Abyssinia, Sudan and the Red Sea, 1749

$322Sale Price|20% Off

H 8.67 in W 10.24 in D 0 in

Original Antique Map of Abyssinia, Sudan and the Red Sea, 1749

Located in Langweer, NL

Robert Vaugondy. Covers from Arabia and Egypt south to Mogadishu and includes parts of modern day Sudan

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Antique 1740s Maps

Materials

Paper

Antique Bird Print of the Lesser Whitethroat by Sepp & Nozeman, 1789
Antique Bird Print of the Lesser Whitethroat by Sepp & Nozeman, 1789

Antique Bird Print of the Lesser Whitethroat by Sepp & Nozeman, 1789

$778Sale Price|20% Off

H 20.87 in W 14.57 in D 0 in

Antique Bird Print of the Lesser Whitethroat by Sepp & Nozeman, 1789

Located in Langweer, NL

. This small passerine bird is strongly migratory, wintering in Africa just south of the Sahara, Arabia

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Antique 18th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

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Sabean Funerary Stone Plaque
Sabean Funerary Stone Plaque

Sabean Funerary Stone Plaque

Unavailable

H 14.25 in W 6.5 in D 3 in

Sabean Funerary Stone Plaque

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

& Concordance of Pre- Islamic Old-South-Arabian Names…’, (Toronto, 1971), p. 212). The letter-forms may

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Yemeni Antiquities

Materials

Limestone

BOOKCASE / LIBRARY by JEFF AIRD ~ Solid Oak ~ Handmade to Order in Ireland
BOOKCASE / LIBRARY by JEFF AIRD ~ Solid Oak ~ Handmade to Order in Ireland

BOOKCASE / LIBRARY by JEFF AIRD ~ Solid Oak ~ Handmade to Order in Ireland

By Jeff Aird

Located in Dublin, IE

of increasing scale and complexity in Saudi Arabia, USA, South Africa and all over Europe. Tasked to

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2010s Irish Bookcases

Materials

Wood, Beech, Oak, Walnut

'GRAND BLOQUE' Luxurious OTTOMAN / Day Bed by JEFF AIRD ~ HandMade in England
'GRAND BLOQUE' Luxurious OTTOMAN / Day Bed by JEFF AIRD ~ HandMade in England

'GRAND BLOQUE' Luxurious OTTOMAN / Day Bed by JEFF AIRD ~ HandMade in England

By Jeff Aird

Located in Dublin, IE

showroom in Paris, leading to interior design projects of increasing scale and complexity in Saudi Arabia

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2010s English Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Cotton, Silk, Velvet, Feathers

Oost Indien Wassende-Graade Paskaart

Oost Indien Wassende-Graade Paskaart

Unavailable

H 24 in W 31.5 in D 1 in

Oost Indien Wassende-Graade Paskaart

By Johannes van Keulen

Located in La Jolla, CA

secret knowledge extending from South Africa to Saudi Arabia, India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, China

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Antique 1690s Dutch Baroque Prints

Materials

Paper

Document Signed by Eleanor Roosevelt, Dated 12th April, 1948
Document Signed by Eleanor Roosevelt, Dated 12th April, 1948

Document Signed by Eleanor Roosevelt, Dated 12th April, 1948

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H 6.7 in W 10.24 in D 0.04 in

Document Signed by Eleanor Roosevelt, Dated 12th April, 1948

Located in Werkendam, NL

except for eight abstentions: six Soviet Bloc countries as well as South Africa and Saudi Arabia

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Vintage 1940s American Historical Memorabilia

Ancient South Arabian Limestone Inscription, 200 BC
Ancient South Arabian Limestone Inscription, 200 BC

Ancient South Arabian Limestone Inscription, 200 BC

Located in London, GB

An ancient South Arabian limestone inscription, dating to the 3rd – 1st century BC. Cut off by

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures

Ancient South Arabian Stone Abstract Pillar Sculpture, 250 BC
Ancient South Arabian Stone Abstract Pillar Sculpture, 250 BC

Ancient South Arabian Stone Abstract Pillar Sculpture, 250 BC

Located in London, GB

A striking ancient South Arabian limestone pillar stele, dating to the 3rd – 1st century BC. The

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

Ancient South Arabian Limestone Abstract Female Idol
Ancient South Arabian Limestone Abstract Female Idol

Ancient South Arabian Limestone Abstract Female Idol

Located in London, GB

South Arabian inscription on the base retains some of its original pigment. Sitting at the source of a

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Limestone

Ancient South Arabian Abstract Limestone Pillar Sculpture - 250 BC
Ancient South Arabian Abstract Limestone Pillar Sculpture - 250 BC

Ancient South Arabian Abstract Limestone Pillar Sculpture - 250 BC

Located in London, GB

An ancient South Arabian limestone pillar stele, dating to the 3rd – 1st century BC. The head

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures

Ancient South Arabian Limestone Pillar Stele Sculpture, 3rd Century BC
Ancient South Arabian Limestone Pillar Stele Sculpture, 3rd Century BC

Ancient South Arabian Limestone Pillar Stele Sculpture, 3rd Century BC

Located in London, GB

An ancient south Arabian limestone pillar stele, dating to the 3rd–1st century BC. The head

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Yemeni Folk Art Sculptures

Sandstone Stele “Nez Grec” – Archaic South Arabian Style, 3rd‑1st c. BCE
Sandstone Stele “Nez Grec” – Archaic South Arabian Style, 3rd‑1st c. BCE

Sandstone Stele “Nez Grec” – Archaic South Arabian Style, 3rd‑1st c. BCE

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

The Nez Grec model is an imposing sandstone stele crafted in the archaic South Arabian style

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20th Century Yemeni Archaistic Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Sandstone

Ancient Arabian Banded Alabaster Bull Sculpture, 50 BC
Ancient Arabian Banded Alabaster Bull Sculpture, 50 BC

Ancient Arabian Banded Alabaster Bull Sculpture, 50 BC

Located in London, GB

A South Arabian alabaster stele fragment, dating to the 1st century BC-1st century AD. Carved

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

Qatabanian Inscription
Qatabanian Inscription

Qatabanian Inscription

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H 10 in W 29 in D 8 in

Qatabanian Inscription

Located in London, GB

and most influential of the ancient South Arabian kingdoms, Qataban derived its immense wealth from

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Antiquities

Materials

Limestone

Ancient South Arabian Abstract Sculpture, 250 BC
Ancient South Arabian Abstract Sculpture, 250 BC

Ancient South Arabian Abstract Sculpture, 250 BC

Located in London, GB

A striking ancient South Arabian limestone pillar stele, dating to the 3rd-1st century BC. The

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Prehistoric Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

Ancient Arabian Limestone Abstract Pillar Sculpture - 300 BC
Ancient Arabian Limestone Abstract Pillar Sculpture - 300 BC

Ancient Arabian Limestone Abstract Pillar Sculpture - 300 BC

Located in London, GB

An ancient South Arabian limestone pillar stele, dating to the 3rd – 1st century BC. The head

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures

Small Romanesque Marble Head
Small Romanesque Marble Head

Small Romanesque Marble Head

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H 6.3 in W 2.37 in D 1.97 in

Small Romanesque Marble Head

Located in Vosselaar, BE

approach to the human face. This reminds us of earlier representations as South east Arabian steles and

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Medieval Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Antique Map of the Turkish Empire by C.T. Lotter, circa 1750
Antique Map of the Turkish Empire by C.T. Lotter, circa 1750

Antique Map of the Turkish Empire by C.T. Lotter, circa 1750

Located in Langweer, NL

Caucuses: Georgia, Circassia and Armenia. Extends south to include all of Arabia and the northern tip of

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

Antique Map of Abyssinia, Sudan and the Red Sea by Vaugondy, 1750
Antique Map of Abyssinia, Sudan and the Red Sea by Vaugondy, 1750

Antique Map of Abyssinia, Sudan and the Red Sea by Vaugondy, 1750

Located in Langweer, NL

Robert Vaugondy. Covers from Arabia and Egypt south to Mogadishu and includes parts of modern day Sudan

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Antique 18th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

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South Arabian For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic south arabian available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, metal and copper, every south arabian was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a south arabian, we have 13 options in-stock, while there are 7 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer south arabian, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Each south arabian bearing modern, Art Deco or mid-century modern hallmarks is very popular. A well-made south arabian has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Siba Sahabi, REJO design studio and Johannes van Keulen are consistently popular.

How Much is a South Arabian?

Prices for a south arabian start at $221 and top out at $12,500 with the average selling for $1,237.