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BM 141552 B 11
By kind permission of British Museum
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 141552=1985,0223.21 |
| Notes | Donated by D.B. Doe, MBE. |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure | ||||||||
| Material | Stone | ||||||||
| Dimensions | h. 19.5, w. 8.5, th. 7 | ||||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Small, soft, yellow sandstone statuette of a seated, probably male, figure. The figure is largely comprised of geometric shapes, with square arms and sharp angles to the shoulders, elbows and knees. The legs, taper down to the ankles are rather squared (in comparison with others examples with column-shaped legs), even if this characteristic can be due to a rough material as the sandstone. The head is large, with the eyes scarcely indicated, a tiny incised mouth low on chin, and no neck. The face is tilted back so that the figure appears to be looking upwards. The chest is indented further than the neck. No breasts are indicated so the figure may be male. A spine is indicated on the reverse as well as the backs of the arms; the back of the head is roughly carved. |
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: 48-49, pl. 10 | 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] |