Lot Essay
For a similar figure now in the Damascus Museum see no. 69 in Weiss, Ebla to Damascus.
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CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
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A SYRIAN LIMESTONE FRAGMENTARY HEAD OF A WORSHIPPER
circa 3rd millennium b.c.
From a large composite statue, with large eyes socketed for now-missing inlays, the channeled arching brows meeting in a point above the bridge of the nose, with high round cheekbones and a triangular nose, the top of the forehead flat, with a round mortise on the reverse
3 in. (7.6 cm) high
circa 3rd millennium b.c.
From a large composite statue, with large eyes socketed for now-missing inlays, the channeled arching brows meeting in a point above the bridge of the nose, with high round cheekbones and a triangular nose, the top of the forehead flat, with a round mortise on the reverse
3 in. (7.6 cm) high