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NAM 65


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DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositAden, The National Museum, NAM 65=AM 11

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 23, w. 8.6, th. 6
Decoration
Figurative subjectHuman figure
      Part of human bodyComplete figure
      Human gestureSitting, Arms stretching out
Notes on support and decorationsVery roughly worked statuette. Short bust, with squared shoulders and small pointed teats; pillar projecting legs marking the lateral limits of the statuette's block. Almost triangular flat face with large flapping ears, incised eyes, flat large nose; mouth coinciding with the lower deep limit of the nose. Dress not defined. The base of chair constitutes also the statuette's inscribed base.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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CULTURAL NOTES

Art
This object, which belongs to the typology of the statuettes with "pillar-shaped legs" (Antonini 2001: 36), has a close parallel with another piece in the collection of the National Museum of Aden, RES 3902 n. 105. Only the face, oval-shaped, is slightly different.

EPIGRAPHS

TitleNAM 65
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Antonini 2001Antonini, Sabina 2001. La statuaria sudarabica in pietra. Repertorio iconografico sudarabico. 1. Paris: de Boccard / Rome: IsIAO. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres; Istituto Italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente]