Ja 883
Jamme 1957 a: pl. III
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DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Oxford, The Ashmolean Museum, Ash 1954-753 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Part of human body | ||||||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||||||
| Measures | h. 24, w. 12.6 | ||||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Arms alongside the body. Head finishing at the hairline. Facial features regular: almond-shaped eyes with small black pupils, thin nose and small mouth. Figure with short neck, large shoulders, developed pectoral muscles and three wavy lines at the waist, indicating the man's corpulence. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥayd Ibn ʿAqīl |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context: Necropolis |
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EPIGRAPHS
| Title | Ja 883 |
| Concordance | Q 567; CSAI I, 630; D 2 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
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