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BM 2002,0114.5
By kind permission of British Museum
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 2002,0114.5 |
| Notes | Donated by J. Hassell. |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure | ||||||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||||||
| Dimensions | h. 22, w. 8.9, th. 10.3 | ||||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | This seated female figure, with column-shaped legs, shows an attempt to free the figure from the stone and to lighten the blocky form. Three circular holes are drilled behind each leg to free them from the seat and there is an additional one between each of the arms and the torso. The face is rounded and modelled and the forehead sweeps back. The eyes, drilled and originally inlaid, are highlighted by a graceful brow line, which curves from the bridge of the nose to the arches of the eye-brows. The ears have small holes for inserting earrings. The head is supported on a thick neck, there is a cylindrical shape to the torso, the shoulders are angular, and the small breasts are correctly positioned on the chest. The arms are outstretched from the elbow but the lower part of the arms is much larger than the upper part. In the figure’s left arm is a drilled hole; a possible repair or the figure may have originally held an object. The feet, fully carved, and toes are indicated with incised lines, rest on a projecting base. The chin length hair is roughly carved around the back and the top of the head is flat. The spine is indicated with a hollowed depression down the back. The entire piece is highly polished. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
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