CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of British Museum

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositLondon, The British Museum, BM 117814=1925,0724.5
NotesDonated by Major B.R. French.

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Personal adornment » Pendant
MaterialBronze
Measuresh. 2.17, w. 1.3, th. 0.42, wt. 2.5 g
Decoration
Figurative subjectHuman figure
      GenderWoman
      Part of human bodyComplete figure
      Human gestureStanding, Arms joined under the chest
      Human clothes and attributesNude
Notes on support and decorationsA tiny, well modelled bronze pendant representing the figure of a thin nude female with small breasts, short hair framing the face, elbows pointed outwards and hands resting on her hips. The left leg is missing and the right is broken off below the knee.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
NotesBihan ed-Daula.
Link to site record

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1971 b: 39, 41, 53Jamme, Albert W.F. 1971. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe II. Washington. 2019/07/23; https://cuislandora.wrlc.org/islandora/object/cuislandora%3A206497#page/1/mode/1up. [Privately printed]