A pair of Bactrian heads
Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex, 3rd - 2nd millennium BC; alt. mm 20 (ognuna); Two heads belongings to Bactrian female idols. Oval faces carved in limestone characterized by large eyes and large ears, triangular noses and single lines as mouths. On head, carved in chlorite, hairstyles or headgears characterized by elaborate plots.
PROVENANCE:
English private collection, purchased in 2000s from Herakles Numismatik und Antiquitäten GmbH (München); previously acquired on the European art market in the 1970s.

Estimate: GBP: 800-1.200