PM 30-47-17A
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 30-47-17A |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Part of human body | ||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||
| Measures | h. 18.5 | ||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Alabaster head, flat on the top and on the back. The oval face is blankly with large oval eyes without pupils, long rectangular nose and small, slightly open, mouth. The ears are not depicted since they are covered by two lateral locks of slightly curly hair. This head was probably inserted inside a niche. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Legrain 1934 a: 334-335, fig. 5 | Legrain, Léon 1934. In the Land of the Queen of Sheba. American Journal of Archaeology, 38: 329-337. |
| Legrain 1934 b: 81, fig. 16 | Legrain, Léon 1934. Au pays de la reine de Saba. Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 6/11: 65-85. |