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CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
Details
A SOUTH ARABIAN ALABASTER HEAD OF A WOMAN
CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
The elongated face with long nose, small mouth and eyes recessed for inlay, large flat ears with stylised incised details
7¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high
CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
The elongated face with long nose, small mouth and eyes recessed for inlay, large flat ears with stylised incised details
7¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Probably from the necropolis of Tamna', the capital of the ancient Qataban civilization.
English private collection; given as a gift to a surgeon in Aden in the 1940s.
English private collection; given as a gift to a surgeon in Aden in the 1940s.
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