South Arabian replica Alabaster Sculpture - 20 cm

Female head sculpted in translucent natural alabaster, with an antique patina, depicting an idealized face with calm and balanced features. 19th-century historicist replica.

The streamlined modeling of the face suggests a work with votive or decorative purpose, possibly related to a funerary or cult context. This type of stylization evokes certain productions of the ancient Orient (Southern Arabia, the Egyptian-oriental sphere, or the margins of the Hellenistic world). However, the absence of documented archaeological context also invites considering the hypothesis of a historicist work, produced at a later date.

The stone shows a beautiful honey translucency and an even patina. The visible traces suggest manual work, without mechanical intervention.
The whole thing is mounted on an old black plinth, added around 1920.

Height with base: 30 cm