Fine Art · Asian Works of Art
Pillar Figure with a Tall Headdress
No. XXXI

Pillar Figure with a Tall Headdress

Near Eastern style

A slab-like figure with a tall dotted headdress, side-locks and prominent breasts, the lower body a straight pillar.

Style
Near Eastern style; made now
Form
Figure on a black stand
Appearance
Pinkish, with red mottling
Dimensions
22.5 × 5.5 cm (8 ⅞ × 2 ⅛ in.)
Weight
933 g
Category
Figures
Reference
VFA-031
Price
US$ 460

Catalogue Note

The pillar figure — a head and torso rising from a plain column — was a household image across the Levant and Syria. This one is narrow and tall, the headdress studded with round bosses and the hair falling in beaded locks at either side of the face.

Its pink and red colouring is unlike anything else in the collection.

In stock · US$ 460

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