CYPRIOT LIMESTONE HEAD OF WORSHIPPER

Ca. 330 - 270 BC. A limestone head depicting a male figure with a rounded face, broad nose, and smiling lips. The eyes are shallowly carved beneath a smooth brow line. The hair is arranged in thick, grooved locks falling down the sides of the face. For similar see: A. Hemary, Catalogue des antiquites de Chypre, Sculptures, 1989, Cat. 509, p. 252; 499, p. 247. Size: 90mm x 75mm; Weight: 285g Provenance: Private London collection; previously in a 1980s Mayfair Family private collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.