Two Cypriot limestone heads
Circa 5th-3rd Century B.C.
A wreathed limestone head, carved with flat almond shaped eyes, 3in (7.5cm) high; and a Hellenistic limestone head of a man, the short wavy hair encircled with a wreath, with typical soft plump features and pronounced rimmed eyes, 4¼in (11cm) high (2)
Circa 5th-3rd Century B.C.
A wreathed limestone head, carved with flat almond shaped eyes, 3in (7.5cm) high; and a Hellenistic limestone head of a man, the short wavy hair encircled with a wreath, with typical soft plump features and pronounced rimmed eyes, 4¼in (11cm) high (2)
Sold for
£2,125
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Collection of Peter Cran, Scotland, who worked as an engineer for the Cypriot public works department 1931-1946. Thence by descent.
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