Human Statuette
| Object Number: | 30-47-17A |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | South Arabia |
| Date Made: | 3rd century BCE - 1st century CE |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Alabaster |
| Technique: | Incised Painted |
| Iconography: | Human Head |
| Height: | 23 cm |
| Length: | 13 cm |
| Width: | 13 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Quill Jones, 1930 |
| Other Number: | 0700 - Cast Number |
Description
Alabaster head, cut flat above. Triangular mask, combined with a fine rounded oval on a thin long neck.Small lozenge mouth. Large eyes, incised, pinated. Eyebrows not incised. Black paint across forehead and sides. Was sealed on a rectangular base inscribed to 'Abnat dat Dirrih, but does not belong to it.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Year of Color: Stone and Marble from Antiquity to the Present (19 Aug 2014 - Aug 2015) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Article] Legrain, Leon. 1944. "The Babylonian Collection of the University Museum". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 10. no. 3-4. pg. 1-75 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 74 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Legrain, Leon. 1934. "In the Land of the Queen of Sheba". American Journal of Archaeology. Boston. Archaeological Institute of America. Vol. 38. no. 3. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 335 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue] Jung, Michael, and D'Amore, Paola, and Antonini de Maigret, Sabina. 26 Sep 2015. Searching for the Queen of Sheba.. Rome. Contemporanea Progetti. pg. 127 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 82 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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