AW 97 A 1281
Catalogue 2000: 361, fig. 294
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Mārib, Museum, AW 97 A 1281 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with niche | ||||||||||
| Material | Stone; Alabaster | ||||||||||
| Measures | h. 41, w. 28, th. 23 | ||||||||||
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| Notes on support and decorations | Fragment of pillar stela with niche and human head. It is preserved only the upper part with the inscription and the alabaster female head into the niche. The head is fixed in the niche with gypsum, used also for the calotte-shaped hair-dress. The female face shows delicate features and long neck. Some traces of dark colour into the eyes suggest that they were realized with painting. Visible also remains of chess-board decoration painted in red. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maḥram Bilqīs |
| Ancient site | ʾwm |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context: Necropolis |
| Notes | From the necropolis of ʾwm, area A. |
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EPIGRAPHS
| Title | AW 97 A 1281 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic |
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