A carved alabaster head. With simplified features, flattened...

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A carved alabaster head. With simplified features, flattened top of head and flat back, South Arabian style of 3rd-1st century B.C., circa H19cm x D7.5cm, fixed to a wood support. Cf. similar examples in the British Museum, https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1985-0223-31 Acquired in the late 1960s/early 1970s in Yemen.

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24th Feb 26 at 10am GMT

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