CIAS F 53/s 4/97.12
By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- CIAS: i, 357
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Near East Section, Quill Jones Collection, 30-47-2 |
| Notes | Purchased from Quill Jones. |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure | ||||||||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||||||||
| Measures | h. 35.5, 3.5 (base), w. 11.5, th. 7.5 | ||||||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Head finishing at the hairline. Facial features well characterized, with multiple necklines, beard and moustache (represented with incised dots), large and deep almond-shaped eyes with eyebrows, large nostrils and prominent lower lip. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥayd Ibn ʿAqīl |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | CIAS F 53/s 4/97.12 |
| Concordance | RES 4237; Q 143; Ry 119; C 23; CSAI I, 292 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
| Link to epigraph record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Legrain 1934 a: 332, fig. 1A | Legrain, Léon 1934. In the Land of the Queen of Sheba. American Journal of Archaeology, 38: 329-337. |
| Legrain 1934 b: 80, fig. 11 | Legrain, Léon 1934. Au pays de la reine de Saba. Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 6/11: 65-85. |