BM 141558 B 39
By kind permission of British Museum
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, BM 141558=1985,0223.27 |
| Notes | Donated by D.B. Doe, MBE. |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Part of human body | ||||||||
| Material | Stone | ||||||||
| Measures | h. 12.5, w. 9.4, th. 5 | ||||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Head and torso of a sandstone female figure, which was probably a seated figure. The figure has a long face, modelled cheeks, and chin with a dimple. There are two holes pierced in each ear for metal earrings. The chin length hair is embellished with incised horizontal and vertical lines all the way around the head in exactly the same style as BM 132223. The figure has small breasts and a rounded chest with drill holes between the arms and the torso. |
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: 57-58, pl. 21 | 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] |