FEMALE HEAD IN BRONZE Parthian art, 3rd BC - 3rd AD Female head with full face, straight nose, almond-shaped eyes and full lips. Her hair is held in place by a headband with wavy strands on either side of a central parting and pulled back into an elaborate bun. Green patina. Height Height : 10 cm Provenance: Christie's, London, 16 March 1977: no. 82 (ill.) Pierre Bergé & associés, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 26 May 2011: n°228 (ill.) Private collection of Mr H.A., Paris A Parthian bronze head of a woman, 3rd century B.C.-3rd century A.D.