RES 4234
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
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Near East Section, Quill Jones Collection, 30-47-9 |
| Notes | Purchased from Quill Jones. |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure | ||||||||
| Material | Stone | ||||||||
| Measures | h. 33, w. 14, th. 8 | ||||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Limestone statuette representing a very stylized body like a squared block. Legs and feet not represented; inscription engraved on the lower part of the body. Head almost circular-shaped, with flat face, very small projecting eyes, large nose and thin mouth. Statuette without base. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | RES 4234 |
| Concordance | Ry 125; Q 140; CSAI I, 916 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
| Link to epigraph record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Legrain 1934 b: 78-79, fig. 5 | Legrain, Léon 1934. Au pays de la reine de Saba. Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 6/11: 65-85. |