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BM 141571
By kind permission of British Museum
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 141571=1985,0223.40 |
| 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. 15.7, w. 14.3, th. 10.1 | ||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Male face with no eyes, triangular nose, a straight brow ridge extending across the face a curtain beard, and large projecting stylized ears. The face is flat, carved in essentially two planes. Surrounding plaque finished smooth, creases of nose extend down to the chin, drill holes at the edge of the mouth, head topped off at hair line, flat head on top, finished smooth towards the front, angled downwards to the back. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
| Link to site record |