Sem 1283
By kind permission of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Wien, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Sem 1283 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure | ||||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||||
| Measures | h. 6.4, w. 5.18, th. 4.95; weight 231 g. | ||||||
| Decoration |
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| Chronology |
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| Notes on support and decorations | This small head, for its size and structure (short neck), is certainly detached from a statuette. The head is softly and carefully modelled, especially in correspondence with the mouth and chin. The ears are very large, the almond-shaped eyes and eyebrows are incised (and probably finished with painting), the nose is splintered. The head top appears roughly carved and probably was finished with stucco. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Daum et al. 1999: 309 | Daum, Werner, Müller, Walter W., Nebes, Norbert and Raunig, Walter (eds) 1999. Im Land der Königin von Saba. Kunstschätze aus dem antiken Jemen. 7. Juli 1999-9. Januar 2000. Staatlichen Museum für Völkerkunde München. Germering: I.P. Verlagsgesellschaft / Munich: I.P. Verlagsgesellschaft. |