MASSIVE CYCLADIC MARBLE HEAD OF IDOL

Ca. 2500 BC (or later). A marble head of an idol with an elongated oval face, plain except for a long projecting nose carved as a narrow triangular ridge descending from the brow. The chin is rounded and full, above a thick cylindrical neck. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: L.2022.38.47. Size: 285mm x 150mm; Weight: 3.86kg Provenance: Private UK collection; formerly H.G. collection; acquired from A. Kotllar, Paris, French art market, 1970–2006. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation