Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 42=AM 729 |
Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief | ||||||||||||||||
Subject | Woman | ||||||||||||||||
Material | Alabaster | ||||||||||||||||
Measures | h. 38, w. 23.5, th. 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Decoration |
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Notes on support and decorations | Short sleeved tunic bordered with a flat tape at the neck opening and at the sleeves. Facial features well characterized: curly hair with central parting, deep and almond-shaped eyes, straight nose, thin lips and multiple necklines. Head protruding from the upper limit of the slab. Lower semicircle-shaped limit of the bust defined by a grooved band. High relief. |
Modern site | Ḥayd Ibn ʿAqīl |
Ancient site | Unknown |
Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
Country | Yemen |
Archaeological context | Funerary context: Necropolis |
Link to site record |
Title | CIAS P 44/s 4/95.11 |
Concordance | CSAI I, 299 |
Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
Link to epigraph record |