TC 1884
Simpson 2002: 196, cat. 273
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Part of human body | ||||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||||
| Measures | h. 21, w. 10, th. 10 | ||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Alabaster head of man (of woman, according to Antonini) supported by a squared and stepped (with two steps) inscribed limestone base. The head has a tall truncated cone-shaped neck. The head has short curly hair. The face is slightly flat, with large, circular, projecting eyes made by inlays (preserved only the right eye), small, rounded nose and small mouth. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥayd Ibn ʿAqīl |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context: Necropolis |
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EPIGRAPHS
| Title | TC 1884 |
| Concordance | E 66; CSAI I, 1036 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
| Link to epigraph record |