ATM 394
By kind permission of Jean-François Breton
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | ʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 394 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Part of human body | ||||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||||
| Measures | h. 16, w. 10 | ||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Human head, probably of a woman, with eyes hollowed for inlay, long fine eyebrows, mouth hinting at a smile, straight nose and chin length hair. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥayd Ibn ʿAqīl |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Necropolis |
| Link to site record |