CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Rathjens 1955: 211, figs 188-189
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DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositHamburg, Museum für Völkerkunde, 31. 300: 1720
NotesAcquired in Ṣanʿāʾ.

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 23.6, w. 10.5, th. 10.6
Decoration
Figurative subjectHuman figure
      GenderWoman
      Part of human bodyComplete figure
      Human gestureSitting, Arms stretching out
Notes on support and decorationsThis seated female figure, with column-shaped legs, has a proportioned head, massive and squared neck, angular shoulders and elbows, breasts highly positioned. The hairdress, flat on the top of head, encircles the face with two lateral triangular locks. The face is schematically carved. Fingers are marked with incised lines on square hands. There is no indication of clothing. The hair are black painted, the inscription is red painted.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Unknown
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
NotesProbably from as-Sawdāʾ.
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleRES 4733
ConcordanceB 15
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Antonini 2001: 50, pl. 12Antonini, 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]