Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Property from the Estate of Sir John Richardson
An Alabaster Head of a Man, Southern Arabia, circa 2nd/1st Century B.C.
Lot Closed
December 17, 02:18 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Estate of Sir John Richardson
An Alabaster Head of a Man
Southern Arabia, circa 2nd/1st Century B.C.
with long slender neck, short beard, grooved eyebrows , and concentric semicircular ears, the large eyes and circular ornament on the chin formerly inlaid.
Height 10 5/8 in. (27 cm.)
acquired by Sir John Richardson, New York, in 1965 or prior, by repute