CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

DASI

Louvre AO 20282


Calvet and Robin 1997: 114, cat. 25

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositParis, Louvre Museum, AO 20282

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 45.5, w. 13.3, th. 10.3
Decoration
Figurative subjectHuman figure
      GenderMan
      Part of human bodyComplete figure
      Human gestureStanding, Arms stretching out
      Human clothes and attributesLong skirt
Notes on support and decorationsFigure wearing a plain dress with wrap around the waist, open on the front, of the same type as C 29. Body and head well moulded and characterized; legs and feet squat and massive. Man's shoulders small and falling; pectoral muscles slightly sketched. Head finishing at the hairline; face rounded, with large eyes, straight nose, plump mouth. Beard and moustache realized with incised dots showing remains of black colour.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteḤayd Ibn ʿAqīl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Necropolis
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleLouvre AO 20282
ConcordanceC 30; CSAI I, 707
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
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