WESTERN ASIATIC SOUTHERN ARABIAN FIGURAL STELE 2nd century BC-2nd century AD The top of a rectangular stele in oolitic limestone with stylised human face carved in the half-round; lentoid sockets for separate inlaid eyes, keeled triangular nose, D-shaped bilinear ears; mounted on a custom-made stand. 2.7 kg, 25cm including stand (9 3/4"). Very fine condition. Provenance From a German collection, Cologne; acquired before 1980. Footnotes South Arabian sculpture associated with palaces and domestic settings often reflects a strong Graeco-Roman influence. In contrast, ancestral images, funerary portraits and votive dedications exhibit a distinct style that is characteristically local. Oolite (egg stone) is a sedimentary rock formed from ooids, spherical grains composed of concentric layers. The name derives from the Greek word òoion for egg.
WESTERN ASIATIC SOUTHERN ARABIAN FIGURAL STELE 2nd century BC-2nd century AD The top of a rectangular stele in oolitic limestone with stylised human face carved in the half-round; lentoid sockets for separate inlaid eyes, keeled triangular nose, D-shaped bilinear ears; mounted on a custom-made stand. 2.7 kg, 25cm including stand (9 3/4"). Very fine condition. Provenance From a German collection, Cologne; acquired before 1980. Footnotes South Arabian sculpture associated with palaces and domestic settings often reflects a strong Graeco-Roman influence. In contrast, ancestral images, funerary portraits and votive dedications exhibit a distinct style that is characteristically local. Oolite (egg stone) is a sedimentary rock formed from ooids, spherical grains composed of concentric layers. The name derives from the Greek word òoion for egg.
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