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BUST OF A FIGURE IN ARKOSE Celtic art, Second Iron Age, La Tène culture, 2nd - 1st century BC Bust of a figure in frontal position, arms folded over the chest, one hand above the other. The round face is encircled by a crowned headdress, the almond-shaped eyes are deep-set, the trapezoidal nose is blunt, the half-open mouth sketches the outline of a smile. An incision in the middle of the torso marks a semblance of a chest, and under the right hand an incision marks the beginning of a pair of legs. Around the neck, a slight bulge suggests the presence of a carved necklace, or torque. The back of the statue is sparsely sculpted. Beige and ochre concretions are visible all over the lower back. Red veins run down the sides of the figure. Concretions and missing pieces visible. Height Height : 45 cm Provenance : Former Louis-Pierre Bresset collection (1902 - 1988), Château de la Rochelambert, Haute-Loire Its sale, Me Coutau-Begarie, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, February 23, 2023: n°33 (ill.) Acquired at this sale by the current owner
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BUST OF A FIGURE IN ARKOSE Celtic art, Second Iron Age, La Tène culture, 2nd - 1st century BC Bust of a figure in frontal position, arms folded over the chest, one hand above the other. The round face is encircled by a crowned headdress, the almond-shaped eyes are deep-set, the trapezoidal nose is blunt, the half-open mouth sketches the outline of a smile. An incision in the middle of the torso marks a semblance of a chest, and under the right hand an incision marks the beginning of a pair of legs. Around the neck, a slight bulge suggests the presence of a carved necklace, or torque. The back of the statue is sparsely sculpted. Beige and ochre concretions are visible all over the lower back. Red veins run down the sides of the figure. Concretions and missing pieces visible. Height Height : 45 cm Provenance : Former Louis-Pierre Bresset collection (1902 - 1988), Château de la Rochelambert, Haute-Loire Its sale, Me Coutau-Begarie, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, February 23, 2023: n°33 (ill.) Acquired at this sale by the current owner
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