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| Keywords: South Arabian - Head of a Man with an Oval Face - Walters 2132 - Three Quarter.jpg The face has a short forehead and a strong pointed chin The large eyes are bulbous and protuberant and have rimmed lids A slight depression between the mouth and nose may indicate a moustache The surface of the face is highly polished while the neck and ears are less finished The sides and back of the neck are enclosed in ancient plaster which undoubtedly was used to secure the head in a niche or base century 1 BC - century 1 AD calcite-alabaster plaster cm 12 5 9 9 accession number 21 32 76471 Sotheby's London between 1963 and 1971 Giraud and Carolyn Foster Baltimore between 1963 and 1971 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 | ||||
