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Head of a Man with an Elongated Face and Serious Expression
1st century BCE-1st century CE
calcite-alabaster
(South Arabia)
(South Arabia)
The large, protruding, bulbous eyes of the head are almost round and are set off from the face by incised lines. The pupils and other details originally would have been painted. The small mouth is represented by a simple carved line, without lips. The hair is a uniform mass, set off from the forehead.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Sale, Sotheby's, London, December 21, 1970, lot 83; Giraud and Carolyn Foster, Baltimore, December 21, 1970, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2007, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 2008 | Faces of Ancient Arabia: The Giraud and Carolyn Foster Collection of South Arabian Art. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2008. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 4/8/2008 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Arabian Peninsula (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 9/16 x W: 2 3/8 x D: 2 1/8 in. (9.05 x 6.03 x 5.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Giraud and Carolyn Foster, 2007
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
21.33