BM 140659 E 127
By kind permission of British Museum
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 140659=1986,1004.3 |
| Notes | Bequeathed by Sir Charles Johnston. Amir Salih bin Husayn, Emir of Bayḥān presented the object to Johnston. |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Part of human body | ||||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||||
| Measures | h. 23.5, w. 12.8, th. 11.1 | ||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Well modelled and delicate head, probaly of a female. The face has very shallowly modelled close set eyes, a long slender nose, a small coffee bean shaped mouth, a slender neck, simple protrusions for ears, and an attractive tilt to the long oval shaped face. Originally the details of eyes would have been painted; traces of the outline of the eyes and pupil remain. The head was originally set in an inscribed base or displayed inside a niche. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hajar Kuḥlān |
| Ancient site | Tmnʿ |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Antonini 2001: 168, pl. 117 | Antonini, Sabina 2001. La statuaria sudarabica in pietra. Repertorio iconografico sudarabico. 1. Paris: de Boccard / Rome: IsIAO. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres; Istituto Italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente] |