A South Arabian Veined Alabaster Head of a Man or Woman, 3rd Century B.C./1st Century A.D.

Property from the Collection of the Late Antonin and Christiane Besse

A South Arabian Veined Alabaster Head of a Man or Woman

3rd Century B.C./1st Century A.D.

with pupils recessed and eyebrows grooved for inlay, the hair composed of echelonned rows of circular curls, a broad trapezoidal tenon in back.

Height 13 cm.