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| Keywords: South Arabian - Head-Stela with a U-Shaped Face - Walters 2147.jpg The face and the front surface of the stela are polished and smooth and the top sides and back are roughly flattened Therefore it is likely that the head was inserted into a niche The outside frame of the stela might have been inscribed with the name of the person represented The soft features of the face may indicate a juvenile or female century 5 3 BC calcite-alabaster cm 13 9 5 7 5 accession number 21 47 76486 Sale Sotheby's London February 1 1971 lot 81 Giraud and Carolyn Foster Baltimore February 1 1971 by purchase Walters Art Museum Gift of Giraud and Carolyn Foster 2007 Faces of Ancient Arabia The Giraud and Carolyn Foster Collection of South Arabian Art The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2008 place of origin Arabian Peninsula Walters Art Museum license South Arabian art in the Walters Art Museum Art of Saudi Arabia Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
