Bidspirit auction | Cypriot Limestone Head of a

Cypriot Limestone Head of a Goddess - Circa 2nd-3rd century B.C. Carved in the round, head of a female wearing her gown over the top of her head; sombre facial features and elongated neck, the hair dressed in radiating segments; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. similar female face on a statue of Aphrodite in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession number 74.51.2464. 1.11 kg total, 21 cm high including stand (8 1/4 in.). with Bonham's, 22 April 1999, no.97.From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonham's catalogue pages. [No Reserve]