CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

DASI

CIAS P 49/s 4/98.Fr


CIAS: i, 451

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositBaltimore, Walters Art Museum, 21.48 (Foster Collection)

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief
SubjectWoman
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 22, w. 14.5, th. 3.5
Decoration
Figurative subjectFurniture » Seat
Figurative subjectHuman figure
      GenderWoman
      Part of human bodyComplete figure
      Human gestureSitting, Hand raised
      Human clothes and attributesShort sleeved tunic
      ViewIn profile
Notes on support and decorationsOn the recessed field a seated female figure, wearing a short-sleeved pleated tunic covering completely the legs and showing only the feet, which wear shoes. The woman has her left arm raised; while the right one hangs down and with the hand she is clasping a bundle of wheat or millet (cf. Schulz and Foster 2008: 113). Short hair represented like the pleated dress. Stool, with crossed legs, covered by a pleated cushion, which recalls the pleated dress. Two holes pierced alongside the shoulders of the figure. Low relief.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

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

TitleCIAS P 49/s 4/98.Fr
ConcordanceCSAI I, 304
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Schulz and Foster 2008Schulz, Regine and Foster, Giraud V. (eds) 2008. Faces of Ancient Arabia. The Giraud and Carolyn Foster Collection of South Arabian Art. Baltimore: Man and Lion Press and Walters Art Museum.