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Ja 446 B 8


By kind permission of Museo Nazionale d'Arte Orientale, Rome

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositRoma, Museo Nazionale d’Arte Orientale “Giuseppe Tucci”, inv. 12971/15983
NotesFormer number of the Museo Nazionale Romano: MNR 121061 (Zoli-Ansaldi Collection 1933).

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 16.1, w. 8.6, th. 6.9
Decoration
Figurative subjectHuman figure
      GenderWoman
      Part of human bodyComplete figure
      Human gestureSitting, Arms stretching out
      ViewFrontal
Notes on support and decorationsComplete statuette representing a seated woman with arms stretching out. The statuette belongs to the category "with columned-shaped legs" (see Ja 449). The representation is very squat and schematic (see the geometric shoulders and the somatic traits of the face).

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Archaeological contextFunerary context
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleJa 446
ConcordanceB 8
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1956 a: p. 70, n. 446, pl. VIIJamme, Albert W.F. 1956. Les antiquités sud-arabes du Museo Nazionale Romano. Monumenti antichi, 43: 1-120.
Antonini 2001: pp. 47-48, B8, pl. 8Antonini, 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]
Antonini 2012: p. 240, n. 59Antonini, Sabina 2012. Catalogo. Immagini funerarie. Pages 239-250 in Sabina Antonini, Paola D'Amore and Michael Jung (eds). Il trono della regina di Saba. Cultura e diplomazia fra Italia e Yemen. La Collezione Sudarabica del Museo Nazionale d'Arte Orientale. Rome: Artemide.