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BM 116676 E 100
By kind permission of British Museum
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 116676=1924,1209.3 |
| Notes | Donated by Lt-Cdr C. Cranfurd. Findspot: Aden Protectorate |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Part of human body | ||||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||||
| Dimensions | h. 22, w. 9.5, th. 9 | ||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | A head with a long neck probably representing a woman (the face has no beard). The face is narrow oval shaped, with a long narrow nose with the bridge between the nostrils indicated; large eyes carved in low relief (the pupils were originally inlaid), a small tight lipped mouth, and slightly protruding chin. The head was probably originally set in an inscribed base or displayed inside a niche. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Antonini 2001: 161-162, pl. 108 | Antonini, Sabina 2001. La statuaria sudarabica in pietra. Repertorio iconografico sudarabico. 1. Paris: de Boccard / Rome: IsIAO. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres; Istituto Italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente] |