Lot 0075

South Arabian/Sabaean Marble Head Stele with Inscription, c. 3rd-1st Century B.C.

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South Arabian/Sabaean Marble Head Stele with Inscription, c. 3rd-1st Century B.C.

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South Arabian/Sabaean Marble Head Stele with Inscription, c. 3rd-1st Century B.C.
Alabaster funerary/memorial stele depicting a stylised face in high relief. Flat forehead, bulging eyes, the extended eyebrows merging in the centre of the face into a long nose leading to a closed mouth with broad lips. On the forehead, the name inscribed upside-down in the tradition of tomb dedications with Sabaean letters reading the name of the person Sarhan â€˜SRHNâ€™.
The Sabaeans were a civilisation in South Arabia in pre-Islamic times, originally entering from the north. Stelae were stone or wooden slabs erected in the ancient world as a monument, often used for funerary or commemorative purposes, government notices or as boundary markers.

Size:10.8 cm L - 4 1/4 inches
Material:Marble
Culture:South Arabian/Sabaean, c. 3rd-1st Century B.C.
Provenance: ex. Collection Mr. Dajan, London UK, acquired in a London auction

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Part of a larger stele

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South Arabian/Sabaean Marble Head Stele with Inscription, c. 3rd-1st Century B.C.

Name: South Arabian/Sabaean Marble Head Stele with Inscription, c. 3rd-1st Century B.C.
SKU: 146526193
Price: 700 USD
Availability: InStock