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Sem 119
By kind permission of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Wien, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Sem 119 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Part of human body | ||||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||||
| Dimensions | h. 20.5, w. 10.5, th. 6 | ||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Calcite-alabaster human head, with unfinished top and back side. The face features are only sketched: ears lacking; oval face upon massive neck; short forehead, ending at the hairline; un-carved eyes (originally painted); long and large nose, which forms a T with the forehead; small mouth. The yellowish alabaster shows sizeable orange veining. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Müller, David H. 1899: 62 | Müller, David H. (ed.) 1899. Südarabische Altertümer im Kunsthistorischen Hofmuseum. Vienna: Alfred Hölder. [Im Auftrage und mit Unterstützung des Oberstlämmerer-Amtes seiner K. und K. Apost. Majestät] |