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CIRCA MID 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
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AN ELAMITE HEAD OF A BEARDED MAN
circa mid 2nd millennium b.c.
With a long beard tapering to a rounded point, rendered by incised lines below his wide fleshy mouth, the oval face with high cheek bones and angled almond-shaped eyes with arching brows above, his incised hair a mass above his ridged forehead, falling behind his ears and along the nape of his neck
17/8 in. (4.8 cm) high
circa mid 2nd millennium b.c.
With a long beard tapering to a rounded point, rendered by incised lines below his wide fleshy mouth, the oval face with high cheek bones and angled almond-shaped eyes with arching brows above, his incised hair a mass above his ridged forehead, falling behind his ears and along the nape of his neck
17/8 in. (4.8 cm) high
Provenance
Dr. Elie Borowski
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