Sem 1287
By kind permission of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Wien, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Sem 1287 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Part of human body | ||||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||||
| Measures | h. 12.4, w. 8.2, th. 5.3; weight 641 g. | ||||||
| Decoration |
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| Chronology |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Miniaturised human head, with large splintering at the top and nose. The oval face, with deep eyes cavities (originally inlaid), incised eyebrows and large ears appears unfinished, completely lacking the mouth. The neck is rather short and flat. The small triangular lateral hair locks indicate a female head. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
| Notes | Although this head is reported as originating from Marib, this kind of female head with lateral triangular locks hair is typical of Qatabanian area (cf. Cleveland 1965: TC 806). |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Cleveland 1965: 6, pl. 3 | Cleveland, Ray L. 1965. An Ancient South Arabian Necropolis. Objects from the Second Campaign (1951) in Timnaʿ Cemetery. (Publications of the American Foundation for the Study of Man, 4). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press. |