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BM 2002,0114.3
By kind permission of British Museum
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 2002,0114.3 |
| Notes | Donated by Jonathan Hassell. |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief | ||||||
| Subject | Human face | ||||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||||
| Dimensions | h. 20.9, w. 14.4, th. 7.2 | ||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | A well preserved head with plaster hair. The long oval shaped face has lightly carved eyes, and a long, pointed nose. There is subtle modelling in the area of the incised mouth and chin, which project slightly in line with the nose. The face is set in smoothed plaster, which is shaped to represent shoulder length straight hair; the fringe and the ears are incised into the surface and there are traces of black pigment, derived from crushed charcoal, still visible on the surface. The back is flat and plain except for a cross-shaped mark projecting out from the plaster surface, which is presumably where the plaster met the join of some masonry blocks in a wall or niche. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Simpson 2002: 196, cat. 272 | Simpson, St John (ed.) 2002. Queen of Sheba. Treasures from the ancient Yemen. London: British Museum Press. [Catalogue of an exhibition held at the British Museum, London] |