*A SOUTH ARABIAN ALABASTER MEERKAT FIGURE. Circa 2nd Millennium BCE H. 30 cm Provenance Formerly, private collection A.K., Switzerland, collected prior 1971 Then by descent Estate of a European Ancient Dealer,, acquired in December 2011 Then by descent by succession Carved in the round in a stylized manner, this figure of a monkey or meerkat in a standing posture is quite rare. The eyes, snout, and paws are indicated by small circular indentations, while the legs are carved. A comparable statuette was sold at Christie’s New York, 6 December 2007, lot 64, estimated at $4,000–6,000 and realized $7,500. For Swiss buyers, VAT applies to the hammer price and buyer's premium (only for the lots with the * mention)