Lot Essay
For the type, with similar inlays, see no. 7, p. 46 in Spycket, The Human Form Divine.
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CIRCA 5TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
Details
A LATE VINCA CLAY FEMALE BUST
CIRCA 5TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
Dark gray in color, the triangular head rounded at the crown, with a pointed chin and long narrow nose, broad shoulders and prominent breasts, the half-moon eyes and decorative elements deeply incised and inlaid with white paste, perforated twice at each shoulder, once at each ear and six times across the back of the head
3¼ in. (8.3 cm.) high
CIRCA 5TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
Dark gray in color, the triangular head rounded at the crown, with a pointed chin and long narrow nose, broad shoulders and prominent breasts, the half-moon eyes and decorative elements deeply incised and inlaid with white paste, perforated twice at each shoulder, once at each ear and six times across the back of the head
3¼ in. (8.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired by the current owner in Japan, circa 1990.