Human Statuette
30-47-17A
From: South Arabia
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| 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 |
| 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. |
| Height | 23 cm |
| Length | 13 cm |
| Width | 13 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Quill Jones, 1930 |
| Other Number | 0700 - Cast Number |
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