BM 141564 E 33
By kind permission of British Museum
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 141564=1985,0223.33 |
| Notes | Donated by D.B. Doe, MBE. |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Part of human body | ||||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||||
| Measures | h. 16.80, w. 11.50, th. 7.00 | ||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | A carved calcite-alabaster female head with delicate features, realistically sized eyes hollowed out for inlay, a fine slender nose, a pouting mouth and ears positioned high on the head. The head ends abruptly at the hairline. The head was originally set in an inscribed base or displayed inside a niche. The bedding plane of stone runs horizontally, which has resulted in a disfiguring band across the mouth area. The surface is smooth but not polished. |
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: 143, pl. 86 | 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] |