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RES 4934
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1939 a: pl. III
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, AM 150 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Part of human body | ||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Alabaster human head with truncated cone-shaped neck. The head finishes at the hairline; the oval face is well characterised with wide brow, large up eyes (with empty orbits), fleshy mouth, large and tall ears. The nose is broken. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-ʿĀdiyya |
| Ancient site | Rḥb (?) |
| Geographical area | al-Bayḍāʾ |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | RES 4934 |
| Concordance | Ry 219; Q 205; CSAI I, 937 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
| Link to epigraph record |