AKKADIAN PERIOD MARBLE HEAD

拍品描述

Ca. 2300 - 2100 BC. A marble head wearing a cap-like headdress with a raised band above the brow. The face has drilled oval eye sockets beneath arched brows, a straight nose, and a small mouth above a rounded chin. The crown with an integral suspension loop. For similar see: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, USA, Excavated 1926; B16228. Size: 45mm x 32mm; Weight: 47g Provenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

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