Lot Essay
Cf. Exhibition catalogue, Yémen, au pays de la reine de Saba', Institut du monde arabe, Paris, 1997, p. 153 for similar.
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CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
Details
A SOUTH ARABIAN BANDED ALABASTER HEAD OF A WOMAN
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
With long slender neck, the stylized head with recessed eyes for inlay and small protruding lips, grooved eyebrows, with long hair and ears detailed at the sides, mounted
9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
With long slender neck, the stylized head with recessed eyes for inlay and small protruding lips, grooved eyebrows, with long hair and ears detailed at the sides, mounted
9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Excavated at Hayd ibn 'Aqil, the necropolis of Tamna', the capital of the ancient Qataban civilization: sold Christie's London, 12 July 1960, lot 110.
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