Medium:

Calcite alabaster

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 24.6 × 16.3 × 7.2 cm (9 11/16 × 6 7/16 × 2 13/16 in)

Type:

Sculpture

Origin:

Wadi Bayhan, Yemen

Date:

3rd century BCE-mid 1st century CE

Collection:

National Museum of Asian Art Collection

Exhibition History:

Ancient Yemen: Incense, Art, and Trade (September 3, 2022 - ongoing)

The World Between Empires: Art and Identity in the Ancient Middle East (March 11 to June 23, 2019)

A Glimpse of Ancient Yemen (August 18, 2018 to March 30, 2021)

Unearthing Arabia: The Archaeological Adventures of Wendell Phillips (October 11, 2014 to June 7, 2015)

Caravan Kingdoms: Yemen and the Ancient Incense Trade (June 25 to September 11, 2005)

Yemen au pays de la reine de Saba (October 25, 1997 to October 13, 2002)

Arabia Felix, the Land of the Queen of Sheba (March 27, 1969 to July 30, 1972)

Art Treasures Excavated in Qataban and Oman (South Arabia) (June 29, 1961 to October 31, 1961)

Topic:

inscription  Search this

woman  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:

S2013.2.208

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

On View:

Sackler Gallery 22b: Ancient Yemen: Incense, Art, and Trade

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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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/ye3d77559cf-1d64-4e0b-9655-8c26eefd799f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S2013.2.208