PM 30-47-19
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 30-47-19 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Part of human body | ||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||
| Measures | h. 11.5 | ||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Alabaster human head, broken in correspondence of the neck, which shows the shoulder’s beginning. This head belonged to a statuette, probably of a man. The head is flat on the top, and the hairs are not depicted. The regular face have lozenge-shaped eyes with drilled pupils (probably originally with inlays) and arched eyebrows, prominent nose and small mouth, slightly smiling; the ears are very large. The back is flat and roughly carved. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Link to site record |