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Medium:
Calcite alabaster
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 19.8 × 25.5 × 7.7 cm (7 13/16 × 10 1/16 × 3 1/16 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
Wadi Bayhan, Yemen
Date:
mid 1st century
Collection:
National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Arabia Felix, the Land of the Queen of Sheba (March 27, 1969 to July 30, 1972)
Art Treasures Excavated in Qataban and Oman (South Arabia) (June 29, 1961 to October 31, 1961)
Untitled Exhibition, Chrysler Building, New York, 1955 (1955)
Lost Cities of Biblical Arabia (November 12 to December 31, 1955)
Topic:
stone  Search this
bull  Search this
relief seal  Search this
Yemen  Search this
Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this
Wendell and Merilyn Phillips collection  Search this
funerary  Search this
stela  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of The American Foundation for the Study of Man (Wendell and Merilyn Phillips Collection)
Accession Number:
S2013.2.179
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye39aa48e30-596e-47f5-9f95-6b1eb98d0107
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S2013.2.179