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CIRCA 3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
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A SOUTH ARABIAN ALABASTER FEMALE FIGURE
CIRCA 3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
Standing with her feet parallel on an integral rectangular plinth, a tang below, her arms held at her sides with the elbows bent acutely, the forearms projecting forward, the right hand open, the left fisted, wearing a calf-length garment, her broad oval face with a pointed chin, a small mouth, and a slender triangular nose, the large almond-shaped eyes inlaid with contrasting white stone, further inlays for the pupils now missing, the arching brows grooved, the hair roughly finished at the top and back, flaring out below the ears
16¼ in. (41.3 cm.) high, excluding tang
CIRCA 3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
Standing with her feet parallel on an integral rectangular plinth, a tang below, her arms held at her sides with the elbows bent acutely, the forearms projecting forward, the right hand open, the left fisted, wearing a calf-length garment, her broad oval face with a pointed chin, a small mouth, and a slender triangular nose, the large almond-shaped eyes inlaid with contrasting white stone, further inlays for the pupils now missing, the arching brows grooved, the hair roughly finished at the top and back, flaring out below the ears
16¼ in. (41.3 cm.) high, excluding tang
Provenance
Private Collection, Germany, 1965.
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