Object Number | 30-47-24 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Sabaean |
Provenience | South Arabia |
Date Made | 3rd century BCE - 1st century BCE |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Limestone |
Iconography | Human Face |
Description | Limestone stela. Human mask with name Rudwat incised below. Triangular mask of geometrical style. Head cut fist above with one line marking the beginning of headdress. Nose and eyebrows slightly curved. Lozenge mouth in relief. Lozenge eyes incised and painted. The stone is a fragment of an ancient inscription and shows at the back part of the geometrical (tooth-like) decoration of the frame. |
Height | 23.5 cm |
Length | 9.5 cm |
Width | 4 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Quill Jones, 1930 |
Other Number | R'ES 4243 - Other Number |
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