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Bearded male head
Near Eastern, Arabian, Sabaean
about 2nd century B.C.–1st century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Alabaster with inlaid eyes of limestone and colored stone and hair of plaster
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 19.5 x 16.5 x 13 cm (7 11/16 x 6 1/2 x 5 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Florence E. and Horace L. Mayer Fund
Accession Number2001.261
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionAlabaster head of beared man. Carved plaster hair. Inlaid limestone eyes with inlaid obsidian pupils; one pupil inlay missing. Inlay hole below lips and above the chin.
Provenance1960s, said to have been inherited from his father by Iraj Kashanian (dealer), Forest Hills, NY [see note]; about 2001, sold by Kashanian to Safani Gallery, New York; 2001, sold by Safani Gallery to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 27, 2001)
NOTE: According to a signed statement from Iraj Kashanian (2001).
NOTE: According to a signed statement from Iraj Kashanian (2001).
CopyrightHorace and Florence Mayer Fund