BM 103027 E 121
By kind permission of British Museum
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 103027=1909,0612.8 |
| 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. 24.3, w. 12, th. 10.5 | ||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Head relatively well modeled and realistic. The face bears a small smile; the eyes, scarcely indicated, were originally painted; the nose has the nostrils fully shaped. The cheeks are modelled realistically and the chin projects outwards from the face. There is no moustache or beard but the face has a strong jaw and masculine features. The head was probably originally set in an inscribed base or displayed inside a niche. The back is roughly finished. |
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: 166, pl. 115 | 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] |