Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief | ||||||||||||||
Subject | Woman | ||||||||||||||
Material | Alabaster | ||||||||||||||
Measures | h. 24.3, w. 16.5, th. 7 | ||||||||||||||
Decoration |
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Notes on support and decorations | Head completely free, projecting from the slab and represented in full relief. Raised borders at the sleeves and at the neck opening; bracelets at each wrist. The shoulders are rounded, the mammae pointed, the abdomen flat; the short neck shows three necklines. The head finishes at the hairline. The facial features are well characterised with chubby cheeks, large almond-shaped eyes, large nostrils and prominent lips. High relief. |
Modern site | Ḥayd Ibn ʿAqīl |
Ancient site | Unknown |
Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
Country | Yemen |
Archaeological context | Funerary context: Necropolis |
Link to site record |
Title | TC 1557 |
Concordance | CSAI I, 1020 |
Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
Link to epigraph record |