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BM 117814 Ja 2211
By kind permission of British Museum
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 117814=1925,0724.5 |
| Notes | Donated by Major B.R. French. |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Personal adornment » Pendant | ||||||||||
| Material | Bronze | ||||||||||
| Dimensions | h. 2.17, w. 1.3, th. 0.42, wt. 2.5 g | ||||||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | A tiny, well modelled bronze pendant representing the figure of a thin nude female with small breasts, short hair framing the face, elbows pointed outwards and hands resting on her hips. The left leg is missing and the right is broken off below the knee. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown (wādī Bayḥān) |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Notes | Bihan ed-Daula. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1971 b: 39, 41, 53 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1971. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe II. Washington. 2025/04/17; https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38250313. [Privately printed] |