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A Western Asiatic grey stone head of a female worshipper

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A Western Asiatic grey stone head of a female worshipper

Item Details

Description

A Western Asiatic grey stone head of a female worshipper
Circa 3rd Millennium B.C.
With finely incised details, arching feathered eyebrows above deeply recessed elliptical eyes, once inlaid, the hair drawn back into a high chignon, held in place beneath a double-banded fillet, wearing a broad neck ornament, 7.3cm high
Footnotes:
Provenance:
Reputedly from the collection of Professor Hans and Mrs Marie-Louise Erlenmeyer, Basel and acquired between 1943-1960s.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 26 April 2006, lot 61.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 26 April 2012, lot 151.
With Cahn International AG, Basel, Switzerland.
Belgian art market, acquired from the above in 2015.
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