PM 30-47-22
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, PM 30-47-22 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Part of human body | ||||||
| Material | Stone | ||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Limestone human head, flat on the top and on the back, probably belonging to a statuette. The almost triangular face is well characterized with large, rounded eyes and drilled pupils (probably originally with inlays), triangular prominent (damaged) nose, straight mouth realized with a deeply incised line. The hairs have two lateral triangular locks behind the large ears. Surface blackened and chipped. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Legrain 1934 b: 79, fig. 7 | Legrain, Léon 1934. Au pays de la reine de Saba. Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 6/11: 65-85. |