1st millennium BC. A carved fragment of bone, modelled as a human bt with naturalistic facial features, almond-shaped eyes, furrowed brow, remains of narrow lips, fleshy nose, cheeks and chin, ornamented neck. Cf. Aruz, J. ed., Art Of The First Cities. The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Ind, The Metropolitan Meum, New York, 2003, p.162, for aparable faceposed of different materials. 8.5 grams, 36mm (1 1/2"). From an important collection, by descent; seen and numbered by Professor Lambert in the 1980-1990s.