SOUTH ARABIAN ALABASTER FACE STELE
Ca. 300 BC.
A funerary stele, polygonal in form, sculpted in low relief with a face head with almond-shaped eyes, a prominent long triangular nose, a small, pursed mouth, and protruding rounded ears. For more on South Arabian funerary stelae: Cf. St. J. Simpson, Queen of Sheba, Treasures from Ancient Yemen, British Museum, 2002, pp. 192-197; cf. J. Schiettecatte et al., San'a' National Museum, Part III Collection of Funerary Stelae from the Jawf Valley, Sanaa, 2008, nos 409 and 411.
Size: L:255mm / W:165mm ; 6.52kg
Provenance: Private collection of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1980s.
Estimate: GBP 450 - 900