ANCIENT ART FROM THE JAMES AND MARILYNN ALSDORF COLLECTION
A WESTERN ASIATIC LIMESTONE HEAD
CIRCA 3RD-5TH CENTURY A.D.
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Price Realised USD 5,000
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USD 5,000 - USD 7,000
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For the treatment of the beard see the stucco bust of a king, no. 41 in P.O. Harper, The Royal Hunter, Art of the Sasanian Empire. The large eyes, here with their pupils drilled for now-missing inlays, are characteristic for sculpture throughout the late antique world, from Egypt to Iran.
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Intact as preserved. With losses to the nose and beard; losses to the top and back of the head. The eyes hollow for the insertion of now-missing inlays. With overall wear, surface abrasions, chips and incrustation throughout.
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Lot 11Sale 19058
CIRCA 3RD-5TH CENTURY A.D.A WESTERN ASIATIC LIMESTONE HEADEstimate: USD 5,000 - 7,000
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