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| Keywords: South Arabian - Head of a Man with Long, Oval Face - Walters 2144.jpg The barely modeled features and the proportions of the face are characteristic of early portrait heads from Marib Details were probably painted on The borders of the eyes are not incised; the upper lids are executed as short ridges Depressions represent the mouth and a dimple The heavy face and the strong neck suggest that the subject is male century 6 5 BC calcite-alabaster cm 18 5 14 8 accession number 21 44 76483 Sale Sotheby's January 23 1967 lot 86 Giraud and Carolyn Foster Baltimore January 23 1967 by purchase Walters Art Museum Gift of Giraud and Carolyn Foster 2007 Faces of Ancient Arabia The Giraud and Carolyn Foster Collection of South Arabian Art The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2008 place of origin Arabian Peninsula Walters Art Museum license South Arabian art in the Walters Art Museum Art of Saudi Arabia Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
