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THBFine South Arabian Alabaster Male Head
Lot 48
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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- Lot Description
Ancient Middle East, South Arabia, modern-day Yemen, Qatabanian culture, ca. 3rd century BCE to 3rd century CE. A hand-carved alabaster head boasting soft honey-yellow and white hues, perhaps once part of a funerary stele meant to honor the dead. The poignant face bears masculine features line a rounded chin, tapered cheeks with protruding cheek bones, a slender nose, and huge eyes with drilled pupils. A pair of semicircular ears flanks the temples and rests below a low forehead and a backswept coiffure with finely incised striations indicative of hair. The stylized expression as well as the elongated face and neck of this ancient work call to mind the modernist faces of Amadeo Modigliani's highly stylized, almost mask-like portraits - making for fascinating parallels between ancient and modern visual culture. Size: 5" W x 7.3" H (12.7 cm x 18.5 cm); 9.4" H (23.9 cm) on included custom stand.
During the first millennium BCE, this part of the world saw several kingdoms - Qataban, Saba (Sheba), and Himyar - emerge that had built their wealth upon desert trade and in particular frankincense and myrrh. The people of these kingdoms created figural representations from alabaster and other stones, including stele with high relief faces honoring the deceased like this one.
Cf. The British Museum, museum number 141577
Another example of an alabaster head hammered for $7,500 at Christie's, New York "Antiquities" auction (sale 2709, June 6, 2013, lot 694)
Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#172725Repair to proper bottom right corner as well as top of head across brow, both with light adhesive residue along break lines. Abrasions, nicks, and softening to some finer details commensurate with age, with a few petite spalls, and chipping along peripheries. Nice preservation to protruding face. Drilled through verso and lined with modern metal tube for mounting and display purposes.Condition
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