Bidspirit auction | CYPRIOT STONE HEAD OF A

CYPRIOT STONE HEAD OF A PRINCE - Ca. 500 - 400 BC. A stone head of a prince with an oval face and calmly modelled features. Arched brows frame almond-shaped eyes, set above a straight nose and a small mouth with full lips. Hair is swept back in wavy locks and bound across the forehead by a beaded fillet, leaving the ears exposed. For similar see: A. Kesserwani, J. M. Hutton, A Reedition of Three Palmyrene Funerary Busts at the Barracco Museum in Rome (PAT 1064, 1065, 1759). Size: 240mm x 250mm; Weight: 7.6kg Provenance: Private UK collection; Ex Private London collection since 1999; Ex Swiss collection prior to the late 1990's This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.