ATM 396
By kind permission of Jean-François Breton
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | ʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 396 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Part of human body | ||||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||||
| Measures | h. 9, w. 5.5 | ||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Human head, probably of a woman, with long fine eyebrows and large eyes with the pupils drilled for inlay. The face has a high forehead, full round lips and a small straight nose. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥayd Ibn ʿAqīl |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context: Necropolis |
| Link to site record |