Lot Essay
For the type see no. 26 in D. von Bothmer, ed., Glories of the Past, Ancient Art from the Shelby White and Leon Levy Collection.
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A BACTRIAN COMPOSITE STONE FEMALE FIGURE
CIRCA LATE 3RD-EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
Details
A BACTRIAN COMPOSITE STONE FEMALE FIGURE
CIRCA LATE 3RD-EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
Composed of a dark gray chlorite body and a white stone head and neck, the body with rounded shoulders and a shelf-like lap, enveloped in a fleeced robe rendered by hatched triangles, the rounded neckline with a solid border, the head set into a recess on its flaring neck, the oval face with a long protruding nose and a small mouth, the prominent ears set back on the head, the eyes perhaps once painted, the head flat at the back with an attached black turban, with black, wavy incised hair beneath the folds at the back of the head
4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) high
CIRCA LATE 3RD-EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
Composed of a dark gray chlorite body and a white stone head and neck, the body with rounded shoulders and a shelf-like lap, enveloped in a fleeced robe rendered by hatched triangles, the rounded neckline with a solid border, the head set into a recess on its flaring neck, the oval face with a long protruding nose and a small mouth, the prominent ears set back on the head, the eyes perhaps once painted, the head flat at the back with an attached black turban, with black, wavy incised hair beneath the folds at the back of the head
4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) high
Provenance
with The Merrin Gallery, New York, 1989.
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