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LOT 0952
Western Asiatic Bone Doll's Face
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8 in. (8.29 grams, 35 mm).
Modelled as a human bust with naturalistic facial features, almond-shaped eyes, furrowed brow, remains of narrow lips, fleshy nose, cheeks and chin, ornamented neck.
ProvenanceFrom an important collection, by descent; seen and numbered by Professor Lambert in the 1980-1990s.
LiteratureCf. Aruz, J. ed., Art Of The First Cities. The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus, The Metropolitan Museum, New York, 2003, p.162, for a comparable face composed of different materials.
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