BM 116679 B 12
By kind permission of British Museum
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 116679=1924,1209.6 |
| Notes | Donated by Lt-Cdr C. Cranfurd. |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure | ||||||||
| Material | Stone | ||||||||
| Measures | h. 19.2, w. 9.5, th. 5.5 | ||||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | A sandstone seated figure with column-shaped legs. The figure has lozenge shaped eyes, expressive raised eyebrows, a prominent nose and a small incised mouth. The arms are square, the shoulders and elbows are angular, and the legs taper to the ankles. There are traces of brown pigment on the legs and there is black on the head, indicating hair. Broken at the waist and restored; surface abraded and badly weathered. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Antonini 2001: 49, pl. 10 | Antonini, Sabina 2001. La statuaria sudarabica in pietra. Repertorio iconografico sudarabico. 1. Paris: de Boccard / Rome: IsIAO. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres; Istituto Italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente] |