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Catalog Data

Medium:
Calcite alabaster
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 11.7 × 12.2 × 8.8 cm (4 5/8 × 4 13/16 × 3 7/16 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
Wadi Bayhan, Yemen
Date:
early 1st century
Collection:
National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Untitled Exhibition, Chrysler Building, New York, 1955 (1955)
Lost Cities of Biblical Arabia (November 12 to December 31, 1955)
Topic:
stone  Search this
bull  Search this
Yemen  Search this
Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this
Wendell and Merilyn Phillips collection  Search this
funerary  Search this
stela  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of The American Foundation for the Study of Man (Wendell and Merilyn Phillips Collection)
Accession Number:
S2013.2.176
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3bd6da5e0-2bbf-4ac7-bebc-06b703b5d7ce
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S2013.2.176