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BM 130902 Ja 52
By kind permission of British Museum
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 130902=1951,0407.21 |
| Notes | Bequeathed by Sir Antonin Besse (1877-1951). |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure | ||||||||||
| Material | Bronze | ||||||||||
| Dimensions | h. 8, w. 1.3, th. 1.6, wt. 28 g | ||||||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | A bronze human figurine with a rounded face; the gender is uncertain. The figure is dressed in a long tunic or gown and has both forearms extended; the right hand is raised and the left is holding an object, possibly a patera. Cast. The clay core is preserved and is visible through a mismatched long hole, on the front and back of the body, and a large round hole at the back of the head. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown (wādī Bayḥān) |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1951: 175, no. 52 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1951. Pièces anepigraphes sud-arabes d’Aden. Le Muséon, 64: 157-176. |