PM 30-47-20
By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, PM 30-47-20 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Part of human body | ||||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||||
| Measures | h. 8.5 | ||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | This alabaster human head, which belonged to a male statuette, is broken at the neck and damaged on the top. The face and chin are rounded and chubby; the beard and moustache are realized with dense and blackened dots; the large eyes without pupils are oval with deeply incised eyebrows; the regular nose is prominent and the small mouth is fleshy. The ears are very large and the hairs are not depicted. The back is well modelled. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Legrain 1934 b: 80, fig. 9 | Legrain, Léon 1934. Au pays de la reine de Saba. Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 6/11: 65-85. |