CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of British Museum

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositLondon, The British Museum, BM 130902=1951,0407.21
NotesBequeathed by Sir Antonin Besse (1877-1951).

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure
MaterialBronze
Measuresh. 8, w. 1.3, th. 1.6, wt. 28 g
Decoration
Figurative subjectHuman figure
      GenderUndefined
      Part of human bodyComplete figure
      Human gestureStanding, Arms stretching out
      Human clothes and attributesTunic
Notes on support and decorationsA bronze human figurine with a rounded face; the gender is uncertain. The figure is dressed in a long tunic or gown and has both forearms extended; the right hand is raised and the left is holding an object, possibly a patera.
Cast. The clay core is preserved and is visible through a mismatched long hole, on the front and back of the body, and a large round hole at the back of the head.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Link to site record

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1951: 175, no. 52Jamme, Albert W.F. 1951. Pièces anepigraphes sud-arabes d’Aden. Le Muséon, 64: 157-176.