CIAS F 24/s 4/95.11
By kind permission of GOAM
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 2753 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Part of human body | ||||||||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||||||||
| Measures | h. 18.8, w. 16, th. 7.2 | ||||||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Very stylized bust of woman. Front and lateral sides representing a woman's nude bust ending with bunch of grapes (depicted in low relief). Almost squared head finishing at the hairline. Facial features well characterized: short and flat brow, large ears wearing earrings composed by two rounded beads ending in a crescent-shaped pendent, decorated with three circular elements. On the back side the human head is leaning directly upon the inscribed trapezoidal base. This object represents a unicum. Full and low relief. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
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EPIGRAPHS
| Title | CIAS F 24/s 4/95.11 |
| Concordance | CSAI I, 287 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
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