Lot 46
MESOPOTAMIAN HEAD OF A FEMALE WORSHIPPER
WESTERN ASIA, 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
Auction: 30 November 2022 at 14:00 GMT
£6,930
Description
carved grey stone, the worshipper shown with finely carved features, long nose and recessed eyes for inlay, she wears a broad necklace, with the long hair held back by a headband, raised on a bespoke mount
Dimensions
8cm tall
Provenance
The Stanford Place Collection of Antiquities; Christie's, London, 26 April 2006, lot 61.
Antiquities, Christie’s, London, 26th April 2012, Lot 151
Cahn International AG, Basel, Switzerland.
Belgian art market, acquired from the above 17th March 2015 for CHF 55,000.
Private collection, United Kingdom