Lot Essay
The rough finish of the rear of the head and neck would suggest that this was once set in the niche of a funerary stele.
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1ST CENTURY B.C./1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
A SOUTH ARABIAN ALABASTER MALE HEAD
1ST CENTURY B.C./1ST CENTURY A.D.
The stylised head with long slender neck and thin beard, eyes recessed for inlays (one missing), with straight recessed eyebrows and ears with carved details, the back of the head and neck roughly finished
9½ in. (24.1 cm.) high
1ST CENTURY B.C./1ST CENTURY A.D.
The stylised head with long slender neck and thin beard, eyes recessed for inlays (one missing), with straight recessed eyebrows and ears with carved details, the back of the head and neck roughly finished
9½ in. (24.1 cm.) high
Provenance
Private Collection, Italy; acquired 1980s.
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