Sem 121
By kind permission of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Wien, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Sem 121 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief | ||||||
| Subject | Human face | ||||||
| Material | Stone | ||||||
| Measures | h. 31, w. 15.5, th. 7 | ||||||
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| Notes on support and decorations | Rectangular stela with high relief human face emerging from its top. The almost triangular-shaped face shows large eyes without indication of pupils, small nose and rounded forehead. A straight horizontal incision indicates the mouth. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
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CULTURAL NOTES
From a stylistic point of view (elongated shape and roughly carved face), this stela is comparable with those from the Minaean area, for the most part housed in the Museum of Ṣanʿāʾ. However, note that this specimen lack the inscription of the name of the deceased.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Müller, David H. 1899: 50 | Müller, David H. (ed.) 1899. Südarabische Altertümer im Kunsthistorischen Hofmuseum. Vienna: Alfred Hölder. [Im Auftrage und mit Unterstützung des Oberstlämmerer-Amtes seiner K. und K. Apost. Majestät] |