LOT 0734 Greek Hellenistic Head of a Female Votary
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4th-1st century BC. A carved limestone head modelled as a lady wearing a head covering and frontlet; her hair, dressed in curls, is visible at the temples; a veil covers her head; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Malraux, A. edn., Hellenistic Art, London, 1973, p.310, fig.337, for a comparable female head; cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, limestone head of a veiled female votary, Cypriot or Republican, accession no. 74.51.2812, for a comparable example; cf. Connelly, J., Votive Sculpture of Hellenistic Cyprus, New York, 1988, no.51, pp.81, 85, 99, figs. 161-62, for comparable examples and discussion. 24.5 kg total, 52cm including stand (20 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; formerly with Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK; acquired before 1972; accompanied by three old museum-quality photographs.
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