AM 724
By kind permission of GOAM
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 43=AM 724=TS 824 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief | ||||||||||||||||
| Subject | Woman | ||||||||||||||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||||||||||||||
| Measures | h. 31, w. 19.5, th. 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Head finishing at the hairline, in correspondence with the upper limit of the slab. Elongated face with large incised eyes, flapping ears and small and fleshy mouth. Lower semicircle-shaped limit of the bust defined by a plain belt. Two holes pierced at the sides of the neck. High relief. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hajar Kuḥlān |
| Ancient site | Tmnʿ |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
| Notes | The stela probably comes from the necropolis of Timnaʿ. |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | AM 724 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
| Link to epigraph record |