Alabaster Ammonites Plaque with a Head
SKU: T.1182.
Period: Iron Age.
Date: 8th/7th Century BC.
Dimension: 70 X 67mm.
Condition: the lower part missing but very good condition and Extremely Rare.
Description
Description
Alabaster Ammonites Plaque with a Head
Iron Age: 8th /7th Century BC
Ammon (Phoenician style)
extremely
Square plaque with rounded corners, carefully polished on both sides and on the edge, it is crowned by a head with a flat nose and wide nostrils.
the features are engraved: eyes, mouth, and hair, which is shown as a herringbone pattern on the sides and back. A necklace with a lotus-flower pendant encircles the neck.
Circles with dots in the center are incised all the way around the plaque’s edge, on both front and back.
the top is perforated horizontally at the level of the eyes.
See: Form the collections of Elie Borowski (The Human Form Divine) No.138, Page 136.
