CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


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

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositRoma, Museo Nazionale d’Arte Orientale “Giuseppe Tucci”, n. inv. 10334/11528
NotesLivadiotti collection (1971).

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Sculpture in the round » Part of human body
MaterialBronze
Dimensionsh. 5,1, w. 3.4
Decoration
Figurative subjectHuman figure
      GenderMan
      Part of human bodyFeet
      Human clothes and attributesSandals
Notes on support and decorationsFragment of leg and left foot of a statue, probable representing a standing male. Visible a sandal made from a string tied behing the heel.
Proposed dating: 1st cent BC / 2nd cent AD.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown (Shabwa governorate)
Ancient siteUnknown
CountryYemen
Link to site record

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Antonini, D'Amore and Jung 2012: p. 252, n. 92.Antonini, Sabina, D'Amore, Paola and Jung, Michael (eds) 2012. Il trono della regina di Saba. Cultura e diplomazia fra Italia e Yemen. La Collezione Sudarabica del Museo Nazionale d'Arte Orientale. Rome: Artemide.