CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of British Museum

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositLondon, The British Museum, BM 125107=1887,0629.38
NotesPurchased from Sir Eduard Glaser.

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief
SubjectHuman face
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 20.3, w. 18.3, th. 10.6
Decoration
Figurative subjectHuman figure
      GenderMan
      Part of human bodyFace
      ViewFrontal
Notes on support and decorationsThe upper part of a rectangular dark yellow sandstone slab with a subtly modelled male face carved in high relief. The face has deep oval eye-sockets, with missing inlays, a straight brow ridge with broad rectangular forehead, protruding ears, a low set pouting mouth, and a curtain beard indicated by a thin ledge cut back from the narrow jaw. The jaw line, low set mouth, and large eyes give the face a simian appearance. The head ends at very straight hair line, flush with the upper edge of the stela. The lower part (possibly with an inscription) is broken.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteInabbaʾ
Ancient siteʾnbʾ
Geographical areaJawf - Wādī Madhab
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context
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