CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

DASI

SMV 89-312 302


Catalogue 2000: 383, cat. 381

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositMünchen, Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde, inv. 89-312 302

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 39, w. 14, th. 15
Decoration
Figurative subjectHuman figure
      GenderMan
      Part of human bodyComplete figure
      Human gestureStanding, Arms stretching out
      Human clothes and attributesLong skirt
Notes on support and decorationsLeft hand broken. The man wears a skirt folded in front. The almost triangular-shaped head finishes at the hairline; on the temples flat curly hair are visible. Facial features well characterised: large empty orbits, long and thin nose, small mouth, dimple on the chin, beard (realized as a relief collar). The short moustaches and eyebrows are blackened.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteḤayd Ibn ʿAqīl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleSMV 89-312 302
ConcordanceC 28; CSAI I, 982
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
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