CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of British Museum

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositLondon, The British Museum, BM 116679=1924,1209.6
NotesDonated by Lt-Cdr C. Cranfurd.

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 19.2, w. 9.5, th. 5.5
Decoration
Figurative subjectHuman figure
      GenderUndefined
      Part of human bodyComplete figure
      Human gestureSitting, Arms stretching out
Notes on support and decorationsA sandstone seated figure with column-shaped legs. The figure has lozenge shaped eyes, expressive raised eyebrows, a prominent nose and a small incised mouth. The arms are square, the shoulders and elbows are angular, and the legs taper to the ankles.
There are traces of brown pigment on the legs and there is black on the head, indicating hair.
Broken at the waist and restored; surface abraded and badly weathered.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Archaeological contextFunerary context
Link to site record

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Antonini 2001: 49, pl. 10Antonini, Sabina 2001. La statuaria sudarabica in pietra. Repertorio iconografico sudarabico. 1. Paris: de Boccard / Rome: IsIAO. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres; Istituto Italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente]