CSAI

Collection of the objects from the Yemeni museums

DASI

MAFYS-Dura 10 Wādī Ḍuraʾ 93; ATM 284


Avanzini 2004 b: 151

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 284

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief
SubjectWoman
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 34, w. 26
Decoration
Figurative subjectHuman figure
      GenderWoman
      Part of human bodyBust
      Human gestureHand raised
      Human clothes and attributesShort sleeved tunic
      Human jewelleryBracelet, Necklace
      ViewFrontal
Figurative subjectPlant » Ears of corn
Notes on support and decorationsStela representing a female bust with her right hand raised and her left one holding a sheaf of wheat. The woman wears a pleated tunic, an elaborate necklace and bracelets on each wrist. Neck with multiple necklines. Either the tunic or the necklace are very similar to those of CIAS P 45/s 4/46.11=CSAI I, 300 and CIAS P 45/s 4/98.Fr=CSAI I, 302.
Face completely damaged; head slightly protruding from the upper limit of the slab. Lower semicircle-shaped limit of the bust defined by a grooved band. High relief.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern sitean-Nuqūb
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleMAFYS-Dura 10
ConcordanceCSAI I, 710; ATM 284
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Breton 1993: 40-41, pl. 21/63Breton, Jean-François 1993. Les objets de luxe. Pages 23-41 in Jean-François Breton and Muḥammad ʿA. Bāfaqīh. Trésors du Wādī Duraʾ (République du Yémen). Fouilles franco-yémenites de la nécropole de Hajar am-Dhaybiyya. Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner.