BM 116678 B 34
By kind permission of British Museum
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 116678=1924,1209.5 |
| Notes | Donated by Lt-Cdr C. Cranfurd. |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure | ||||||||||||
| Material | Stone | ||||||||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | A sandstone statuette of a seated female figure wearing a long, plain dress. Head and neck are sturdy; long bust in comparison with lower part of the body. She has a broad protruding forehead, wide set eyes and drilled pupils for inlaid (preserved the right one), short hair, large rectangular nose and lips carved in low relief. The small breasts are in a realistic position; grasping hands. The nose is completely chipped. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Antonini 2001: 56, pl. 20 | 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] |