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BM 141547
By kind permission of British Museum
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 141547=1985,0223.16 |
| Notes | Donated by D.B. Doe, MBE. |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief | ||||||
| Subject | Human face | ||||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||||
| Dimensions | h. 22, w. 16.2, th. 8 | ||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Rectangular stela with male face carved in high relief. Differently from the others stelae of this type, the face is fully represented, with a calotte-shaped hair. The facial features are well characterized with curtain beard, small protruding ears, large oval eyes, straight protruding nose and small mouth. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown (wādī al-Jawf) |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī al-Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | BM 141547 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic |
| Link to epigraph record |