Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 43=AM 724=TS 824 |
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. |
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 |
Title | AM 724 |
Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
Link to epigraph record |