Sem 120
By kind permission of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Wien, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Sem 120 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief | ||||||
| Subject | Human face | ||||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||||
| Measures | h. 19.4, w. 14, th. 10 | ||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | High relief male face carved in a yellowish alabaster, with consistent orange veining. The face ends at the hairline and shows a large and flat forehead, slightly incised arched eyebrows, incised almond-shaped eyes, with drilled pupils, straight nose and small mouth. The cheeks are rather flat with a sizeable curtain beard, which ends at the ears. An incised line between nose and mouth probably indicates the moustache. The eyes were finished with inlays inside the pupils. Its placing inside a stone niche is a modern arrangement. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
| Notes | Most part of this kind of face plaques originates from the Sabaean area (cf. Lombardi 2016: 56 ff.), but not exclusively. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Müller, David H. 1899: 60 | 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] |