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An Eskimo Walrus Ivory Human Head, Old Bering Sea I/Okvik, ca. 200 B.C.-100 A.D.
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
carved on a slightly convex panel, with high cheekbones, incised eyerims beneath arching brows and a large drill-hole on the forehead, inlaid with tiny metal "beads" across the forehead and in the pupils; a small looped section below.
Provenance
Jeffrey R. Myers, New York
Acquired from the above, 1990s
Acquired from the above, 1990s