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RES 4709
Cesare Ansaldi
Ansaldi 1933: fig. 15
Ansaldi 1933: fig. 15
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 171 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief | ||||||
| Subject | Human face | ||||||
| Material | Stone | ||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | This funerary stela with human face in high relief is tapering towards the top. The curtain beard qualifies it as a man face. Head ending at the hairline, large empty eyes originally inlaid, triangular and pointed nose, small and straight mouth. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
| Notes | A provenance from al-Jawf must probably be assumed for this object. |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | RES 4709 |
| Concordance | Ja 490; Ry 180 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language |
| Link to epigraph record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Höfner 1966: 29, n. 55 | Höfner, Maria 1966. Bearbeitung der von Carl Rathjens in Sabaeica I und II in Abbildungen veröffentlichten altsüdarabischen Inschriften, sowie einiger sonstiger von ihm gesammelter Inschriftensteine. (Carl Rathjens, Sabaeica. Bericht über die archäologischen Ergebnisse seiner zweiten, dritten und vierten Reise nach Südarabien. III). (Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Völkerkunde in Hamburg, 28). Hamburg: Kommissionsverlag Cram, de Gruyter and Co.. |