BM 1995,0617.3 E 40
By kind permission of British Museum
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 1995,0617.3 |
| Notes | Purchased from Viscountess Patricia Boyd; Funded by Friends of the Ancient Near East. Ex-collection: Alan Tindal Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton. |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Part of human body | ||||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||||
| Measures | h. 14.5, w. 10.5, th. 7.5 | ||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | This female head has deep carved eyes, originally inlaid, fine arched eyebrows, a high forehead, a narrow face, a large long nose, a short chin and stylized ears with a prominent tragus. The foundation for the plaster hair extends above the hairline and forms two projecting, roughly keyed, bunches on either side of the face. The back and top of the head are covered in horizontal tool marks. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Antonini 2001: 145, pl. 89 | 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] |