Head of Lady Helqeb
Sculpted stone heads, mounted on bases and placed in the vestibules of burial chambers, were common in the cemetery of Timna', capital of the kingdom of Qataban. The name of the woman represented is Helqeb, which is written on the base.
Images (7)
Sculpture
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id
76493
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contentType
sculpture
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Sotheby's, London, between 1963 and 1971; Giraud and Carolyn Foster, Baltimore, between 1963 and 1971, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2007, by gift.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
7
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/KPS_21.54_Fnt_DD.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/KPS_21.54_Fnt_DD.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/KPS_21.54_Fnt_DD.jpg |
| imageCount | 7 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/21.54 |
Terms
Medium
calcite-alabaster
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