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Collection of the objects from The Babylonian Collection of the Department of Near Eastern Civilizations of the Yale University


By kind permission of Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, Yale University

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositNew Haven CT, Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, Yale University, Yale Babylonian Collection, YBC 02416

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief
SubjectHuman face
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 15.5, w. 10.8, th. 6.5
Decoration
Figurative subjectHuman figure
      GenderMan
      Part of human bodyFace
Notes on support and decorationsAlabaster human face broken at chin and chipped on the top, which originally must have belonged to a stela with face in relief. It has incised eyebrows (for inlay), large eyes (one of them is missing and the original inlay of the pupil is not preserved), long and prominent nose and a small, slightly defined mouth with two small holes drilled laterally. An oval depression frames the mouth, possibly to house an inlay. A third small circular depression is visible under the mouth. Two small holes are also drilled at the bottom of the ears, maybe for earrings. The top of the head is flat with short hair rendered with incised lines.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteḤayd Ibn ʿAqīl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Necropolis
NotesThe museum catalogue reports a provenance from Timnaʿ, hence we suppose that the object originates from its necropolis, Ḥayd ibn ʿAqīl.
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