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BM 2002,0114.2
By kind permission of British Museum
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 2002,0114.2 |
| Notes | Donated by Jonathan Hassell. |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief | ||||||
| Subject | Human face | ||||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||||
| Dimensions | h. 23.5, w. 20, th. 12.2 | ||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Face of a man carved in high relief from a fine calcite-alabaster; the hair on the top of the head has been roughly chiselled and the rounded face is dominated by a long prominent nose. The eye sockets were inlaid with shell; the pupils were separately inlaid with stone, now missing. The recessed eyebrows were highlighted with glass set in plain white plaster. The moustache was also originally inlaid. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hajar Kuḥlān |
| Ancient site | Tmnʿ |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Simpson 2002: 195, cat. 271 | 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] |