BM 125342 E 105
By kind permission of British Museum
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 125342=1935,0309.3 |
| Notes | Donated by Major J.C. Crosslé; acqired in Aden. |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Part of human body | ||||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||||
| Measures | h. 17, w. 11.7, th. 7 | ||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Head of a man with the eyes finely carved out for inlay (the entire eye as opposed to just the pupil and/or iris) and a short beard and moustache is indicated with regularly spaced drill holes. The upper part of the face is rather badly preserved and stained. The lower part, comprising a small mouth, a weak jaw line, and a thick neck, is largely intact. There are large regular tool marks on the back and the poll is roughly finished. The head was belonging to a statuette. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Antonini 2001: 163, pl. 110 | 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] |