CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of British Museum

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositLondon, The British Museum, BM 103028=1909,0612.9
NotesPurchased from Charles Albert Brenchley through George Hallett

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Sculpture in the round » Part of human body
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 17.7, w. 10.8, th. 8
Decoration
Figurative subjectHuman figure
      GenderMan
      Part of human bodyHead
Notes on support and decorationsYellow calcite-alabaster head, with close set eyes indicated in incised outline (originally painted), a weak brow, a large triangular flat nose with drilled nostrils, a pouting mouth, a rounded chin with strong jaw, a thick neck, and slightly protruding ears. The head has a masculine aspect.
The head was probably originally set in an inscribed base or displayed inside a niche.
The poll and back are roughly carved and covered in angular tool marks.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Archaeological contextFunerary context
Link to site record

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Antonini 2001: 165, pl. 112Antonini, 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]