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BM 125107
By kind permission of British Museum
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 125107=1887,0629.38 |
| Notes | Purchased from Sir Eduard Glaser. |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief | ||||||||
| Subject | Human face | ||||||||
| Material | Stone | ||||||||
| Dimensions | h. 20.3, w. 18.3, th. 10.6 | ||||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | The upper part of a rectangular dark yellow sandstone slab with a subtly modelled male face carved in high relief. The face has deep oval eye-sockets, with missing inlays, a straight brow ridge with broad rectangular forehead, protruding ears, a low set pouting mouth, and a curtain beard indicated by a thin ledge cut back from the narrow jaw. The jaw line, low set mouth, and large eyes give the face a simian appearance. The head ends at very straight hair line, flush with the upper edge of the stela. The lower part (possibly with an inscription) is broken. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Inabbaʾ |
| Ancient site | ʾnbʾ |
| Geographical area | Jawf - Wādī Madhab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
| Link to site record |