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ATM 473
By kind permission of Jean-François Breton
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | ʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 473 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Part of human body | ||||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||||
| Dimensions | h. 15, w. 9 | ||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Fragmentary human head, probably representing a woman, with eyes hollowed for inlay and straight nose. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥayd Ibn ʿAqīl |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context: Necropolis |
| Notes | The object could come from a tomb, as Breton suggests. |
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