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Source Description
The piece was broken in two and rejoined. The contours of the eyes are incised, and the face has a prominent nose and full lips. A stubble beard is indicated by three rows of drilled holes on the lower cheeks and the chin.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
76464
label
Face of a Man with a Stubble Beard
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
76464
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Face of a Man with a Stubble Beard
description
The piece was broken in two and rejoined. The contours of the eyes are incised, and the face has a prominent nose and full lips. A stubble beard is indicated by three rows of drilled holes on the lower cheeks and the chin.
provenance
Amir of Marib, Yemen; Giraud Foster, Baltimore, 1962, by gift [authorized by the Imam]; Walters Art Museum, 2007, by gift.
date
3rd-1st century BCE
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
busts
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
16
height
12
depth
9
dimensionsRaw
H: 6 5/16 x W: 4 3/4 x D: 3 9/16 in. (16.03 x 12 x 9 cm)
Source extras
cul
Yemeni
med
calcite-alabaster
creator_ids
15549
5407
collection_ids
SAY
exhibition_ids
2002
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
3118496fe20f390d