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SYRIA, EARLY DYNASTIC III, CIRCA 2550-2250 B.C.
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A MESOPOTAMIAN GYPSUM HEAD OF A MALE WORSHIPPER
SYRIA, EARLY DYNASTIC III, CIRCA 2550-2250 B.C.
Finely sculpted with a bald pate, with two raised horizontal folds of flesh at the back of the head, the eyes deeply hollowed for inlays, the lids modeled, the single double-arching brow also recessed for inlay, the rounded prominent nose with hollowed nostrils, the lips pressed together, divided by a thin groove that rises slightly at each end, the full beard composed of thick wavy strands enhanced by incised lines along their lengths, with three shorter strands before each ear that curl back at their tips
6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm.) high
SYRIA, EARLY DYNASTIC III, CIRCA 2550-2250 B.C.
Finely sculpted with a bald pate, with two raised horizontal folds of flesh at the back of the head, the eyes deeply hollowed for inlays, the lids modeled, the single double-arching brow also recessed for inlay, the rounded prominent nose with hollowed nostrils, the lips pressed together, divided by a thin groove that rises slightly at each end, the full beard composed of thick wavy strands enhanced by incised lines along their lengths, with three shorter strands before each ear that curl back at their tips
6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Private Collection, Tehran, 1975.
Private Collection, Germany.
with Kunst-und Auktionhaus Peretz, Saarbrucken, 1985.
Private Collection, Europe.
The Property of a European Collector, Christie's, New York, 9 December 2010, lot 44.
Private Collection, Germany.
with Kunst-und Auktionhaus Peretz, Saarbrucken, 1985.
Private Collection, Europe.
The Property of a European Collector, Christie's, New York, 9 December 2010, lot 44.
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