BM 103028 E 114
By kind permission of British Museum
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 103028=1909,0612.9 |
| 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. 17.7, w. 10.8, th. 8 | ||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Yellow calcite-alabaster head, with close set eyes indicated in incised outline (originally painted), a weak brow, a large triangular flat nose with drilled nostrils, a pouting mouth, a rounded chin with strong jaw, a thick neck, and slightly protruding ears. The head has a masculine aspect. The head was probably originally set in an inscribed base or displayed inside a niche. The poll and back are roughly carved and covered in angular tool marks. |
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: 165, pl. 112 | 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] |