PM 30-47-16
By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, PM 30-47-16 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Part of human body | ||||
| Material | Stone | ||||
| Measures | h. 20.2, w. 16 | ||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | This limestone human bust shows a careful and soft modelling on the shoulders, the chest and on the back, with the incised spine line and the layout of the hair. The rounded face has very large eyes and drilled pupils with black inlays (bitumen?); the thin nose and the mouth are chipped. The elaborate hair is a calotte-shaped element on the forehead (of the same type as PM 30-47-7) ending with two lateral triangular locks visible on the front; on the back the hair covers the neck up to the shoulders. The small ears are placed high, in correspondence of the eyes. Surface blackened and chipped. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Legrain 1934 b: 79, fig. 3 | Legrain, Léon 1934. Au pays de la reine de Saba. Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 6/11: 65-85. |