BM 1994,1107.2 C 39
By kind permission of British Museum
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 1994,1107.2 |
| Notes | Exported from Aden in 1963 and donated by Dr R.L. Green. |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Part of human body | ||||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||||
| Measures | h. 18.5, w. 14.1, th. 13.5 | ||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Male head, eyes hollowed and originally inlaid, incised eyebrows, triangular (damaged nose), moustache and small mouth. The oval face has full cheeks, long and flat ears, high brow. The rounded top head shows thick, wavy incisions. The head's surface is covered by a dark incrustation. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Antonini 2001: 88, pl. 39 | 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] |