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THBFine South Arabian Qatabanian Stone Head
Lot 58
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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- Lot Description
Ancient Middle East, South Arabia, Qatabanian culture, ca. 3rd century BCE. A beautiful example of a head from a funerary stela that is hand-carved from gray hardstone, perhaps schist, with a band of red running across the top. The head presents large ovoid eyes with impressed pupils on either side of the narrow nose, pursed lips set above a smooth chin, slightly bulging cheeks in front of a tapered mandible, and a shallow indentation centered on the forehead. Faces like this were typically presented on funerary plaques with the name of the deceased inscribed in the Qatabanian language. Size: 5.375" W x 7.9" H (13.7 cm x 20.1 cm); 10.625" H (27 cm) on included custom stand.
Funerary stelae with faces like this example have been found in three areas, one of which was the cemetery at Tamna, the capital city of Qataban. The Kingdom of Qataban rose to prominence in the second half of the 1st millennium BCE, because it controlled the trade in frankincense and myrrh, incenses required to be burned at altars during religious rituals further north and west. A haunting and intriguing object, certain to spark conversation, as well as a reminder of the deeper history of the Middle East.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection, acquired prior to 2008; ex-Neil Phillips collection, New York, USA, acquired in the 1980s
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#157503A fragment of a larger funerary plaque. Chips and losses to areas of neckline, nose, peripheries, and verso as shown. Abrasions and light softening to some facial details and light encrustations. Great smooth surfaces throughout. Drilled through bottom of neck for display purposes.Condition
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