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CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
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A SOUTH ARABIAN ALABASTER FEMALE FIGURE
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
Standing on a square plinth, wearing a long dress, her toes projecting below the hem, her arms bent at the elbows, the forearms projecting forward, arm bands at the elbows and left wrist, her face with almond-shaped inlaid eyes, the pupils articulated, with arched grooved brows, a long straight nose and upturned lips, her hair center parted, tucked behind the ears and flaring at the neck, a band at the forehead with vertical striations, a vertical groove along her spine
8¼ in. (21 cm.) high
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
Standing on a square plinth, wearing a long dress, her toes projecting below the hem, her arms bent at the elbows, the forearms projecting forward, arm bands at the elbows and left wrist, her face with almond-shaped inlaid eyes, the pupils articulated, with arched grooved brows, a long straight nose and upturned lips, her hair center parted, tucked behind the ears and flaring at the neck, a band at the forehead with vertical striations, a vertical groove along her spine
8¼ in. (21 cm.) high
Provenance
Mr. M. Khabazen, Lebanon, 1972.
Boisgirard, Paris, 16 November 2007, lot 57.
Boisgirard, Paris, 16 November 2007, lot 57.