CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of British Museum

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositLondon, The British Museum, BM 116678=1924,1209.5
NotesDonated by Lt-Cdr C. Cranfurd.

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure
MaterialStone
Decoration
Figurative subjectFurniture » Seat
Figurative subjectHuman figure
      GenderWoman
      Part of human bodyComplete figure
      Human gestureSitting, Arms stretching out
      Human clothes and attributesTunic
Notes on support and decorationsA sandstone statuette of a seated female figure wearing a long, plain dress. Head and neck are sturdy; long bust in comparison with lower part of the body. She has a broad protruding forehead, wide set eyes and drilled pupils for inlaid (preserved the right one), short hair, large rectangular nose and lips carved in low relief. The small breasts are in a realistic position; grasping hands.
The nose is completely chipped.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Archaeological contextFunerary context
Link to site record

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Antonini 2001: 56, pl. 20Antonini, 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]