LOT 222 Sabaean Alabaster Head with Inlaid Eyes
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8th century BC-3rd century AD. A carved alabaster male head with finely modelled features, inlaid glass(?) eyes with black glass pupils; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. marble head from Arabia Felix from the later centuries BC in the Louvre, Paris; Musée du Louvre, Atlas database: entry 13290. 8.5 kg, 31.5cm (12 1/2"). Acquired by the current owner in 2007; formerly in a private collection since 1983; accompanied by an Art Loss Register certificate no. S00054659.
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