Lot 21
21
A SOUTH ARABIAN ALABASTER HEAD OF A BEARDED MAN
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A SOUTH ARABIAN ALABASTER HEAD OF A BEARDED MAN

CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C./A.D.

Details
A SOUTH ARABIAN ALABASTER HEAD OF A BEARDED MAN
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C./A.D.
With tall slender neck and thin beard around the jaw, the socketed almond-shaped eyes with remains of plaster inlay, grooved eyebrows and small hole for stud inlay below the mouth, mounted
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Sold Christie's London, 19 October 1970, lot 26.
Special notice
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Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Exhibition catalogue, Sculpture from South Arabia, Gimpel Fils, London, December 1970-January 1971, no. 38.

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