BM 103026 E 128
By kind permission of British Museum
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 103026=1909,0612.7 |
| Notes | Purchased from Charles Albert Brenchley through George Hallett |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Part of human body | ||||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||||
| Measures | h. 25.4, w. 13, th. 11 | ||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Large head of a man with the eyes scarcely indicated (originally painted), a small tight lipped mouth, a large flat triangular nose with some shaping to the base, a heavy brow ridge, and a large chin. The head was probably originally set in an inscribed base or displayed inside a niche. The head is not finished to a fine polish; there are fine rifle marks across the surface of the face and rough tool marks on either side. The poll and back of the head are roughly carved. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Antonini 2001: 168, pl. 117 | 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] |