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LOT 0239
South Arabian Alabaster Male Head
LATE 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
7 in. (1.17 kg total, 18 cm high including stand).
Carved in the round with deep-set eyes and broad aquiline nose; hair and short beard modelled with stippled surface; slender neck; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceFormerly private European collection.
with Christie's, New York, 7 December 1995, no.116.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12262-222127.
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LOT 0239
South Arabian Alabaster Male Head
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000€6,960 - 9,280 (for guidance only)$8,100 - 10,800 (for guidance only)
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