Ancient Near East, Parthia, ca. 200 to 100 BCE. A finely carved limestone funerary head, possibly portraying a Parthian king from Dura Europos. The head is quite large and well executed with a quixotic visage comprised of mesmerizing almond-shaped eyes - both with delineated lids, irises, and pupils, arched brows leading to a straight nose between them, a well-manicured mustache and wavy beard framing his lips, and a full head of hair with skillfully carved curls rendered in the Parthian style as seen on coins and other sculptures of the period. Size: 10.125" L x 11.125" W x 15.5" H (25.7 cm x 28.3 cm x 39.4 cm)
Published and Exhibited: Seven Millennia of Persian Pottery: Catalogue of the Gluck Collection at Tekisui Museum, Ashiya, Japan, April 1-July 16, 1978, #169.
Provenance: private Los Angeles, California, USA collection; ex-Malter Galleries Auction 80, The Jay Gluck Collection, April 7, 2002, lot 100. Published and Exhibited: Seven Millennia of Persian Pottery: Catalogue of the Gluck Collection at Tekisui Museum, Ashiya, Japan, April 1-July 16, 1978, #169.
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Condition
Head is a fragment from a larger statue. The back of the head is uncarved. Chips/losses to high-pointed areas and peripheries such as beard, curls, browline, nose, and neckline. Traces of white pigmentation suggest it was once painted. Scattered deposits.