CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositPhiladelphia, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Near East Section, Quill Jones Collection, 30-47-2
NotesPurchased from Quill Jones.

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 35.5, 3.5 (base), w. 11.5, th. 7.5
Decoration
Figurative subjectHuman figure
      GenderMan
      Part of human bodyComplete figure
      Human gestureStanding, Arms stretching out
      Human clothes and attributesTunic
Notes on support and decorationsHead finishing at the hairline. Facial features well characterized, with multiple necklines, beard and moustache (represented with incised dots), large and deep almond-shaped eyes with eyebrows, large nostrils and prominent lower lip.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteḤayd Ibn ʿAqīl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleCIAS F 53/s 4/97.12
ConcordanceRES 4237; Q 143; Ry 119; C 23; CSAI I, 292
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
Link to epigraph record

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Legrain 1934 a: 332, fig. 1ALegrain, Léon 1934. In the Land of the Queen of Sheba. American Journal of Archaeology, 38: 329-337.
Legrain 1934 b: 80, fig. 11Legrain, Léon 1934. Au pays de la reine de Saba. Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 6/11: 65-85.