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ATM 477
By kind permission of Jean-François Breton
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | ʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 477 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Part of human body | ||||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||||
| Dimensions | h. (max.) 25, w. 15 | ||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Human head, probably representing a woman, with eyes hollowed for inlay, long fine eyebrows, shaped pouting mouth, straight nose, slender neck and chin length hair. The head was originally set on an inscribed base. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥayd Ibn ʿAqīl |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context: Necropolis |
| Notes | Breton reports a provenance from Timnaʿ, hence we suppose that the object originates from its necropolis, Ḥayd ibn ʿAqīl. |
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