BM 141544 C 112
By kind permission of British Museum
- By kind permission of British Museum
- By kind permission of British Museum
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 141544=1985,0223.13 |
| Notes | Donated by D.B. Doe, MBE. |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Part of human body | ||||||||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||||||||
| Measures | h. 34.7, w. 14, th. 12.5 | ||||||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Carved calcite-alabaster torso in the round of a stylised female figure. The body is reduced to a simple cylindrical form, flat at its base. The figure had broken arms probably originally out-stretched; eye sockets hollowed out and originally inlaid (now missing); diminutive breasts. The woman wears a collar-like detailed necklace, while the dress is not indicated. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥayd Ibn ʿAqīl |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context: Necropolis |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Antonini 2001: 112, pl. 63 | 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] |
| Simpson 2002: 119, cat. 128 | Simpson, St John (ed.) 2002. Queen of Sheba. Treasures from the ancient Yemen. London: British Museum Press. [Catalogue of an exhibition held at the British Museum, London] |