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THE PROPERTY OF ALAN M. MAY
A SOUTH ARABIAN CALCITE-ALABASTER HEAD
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
A SOUTH ARABIAN CALCITE-ALABASTER HEAD
Circa 1st Century B.C.-1st Century A.D.
Sculpted with a tapering neck, flat chin, raised rectangular mouth with recessed downturned lips, the eyes pointed at their outer corners, the flat forehead in the same plain as the straight nose, the forehead inscribed "Tawyin," likely the dedicant's name
9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm.) high
Circa 1st Century B.C.-1st Century A.D.
Sculpted with a tapering neck, flat chin, raised rectangular mouth with recessed downturned lips, the eyes pointed at their outer corners, the flat forehead in the same plain as the straight nose, the forehead inscribed "Tawyin," likely the dedicant's name
9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm.) high
Provenance
with Geoffrey Turner, Amsterdam, 1986.
Sale room notice
This lot was exhibited at the Allard Pierson Museum, Amsterdam in 1981.