CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

DASI

CIAS F 34/s 4/47.12


CIAS: i, 343

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositBaltimore, Walters Art Museum, 21.61 (Foster Collection)

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 26, w. 12, th. 12
Decoration
Figurative subjectFurniture » Seat
Figurative subjectHuman figure
      GenderWoman
      Part of human bodyComplete figure
      Human gestureSitting
      Human clothes and attributesTunic
Notes on support and decorationsWoman sitting on a narrow and tall stool with concave profile. Plain dress covering the entire body and showing only the feet's toes. Figure well characterized and moulded with waist-line, back and buttocks well defined.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteḤayd Ibn ʿAqīl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Necropolis
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleCIAS F 34/s 4/47.12
ConcordanceB 33; CSAI I, 289
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
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