Lot Essay
For a related female figure in alabaster, donning a similar gown and sandals, and depicted with accentuated buttocks, see no. 127 in Simpson, Queen of Sheba, Treasures from Ancient Yemen.
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CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
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A SOUTH ARABIAN BRONZE FEMALE FIGURE
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
Hollow cast, standing with her sandaled feet hip-distance apart atop a three-tiered rectangular plinth, wearing a tightly-fitted sheath with a belted bell-shaped skirt falling to mid-calf, accentuating the pronounced nipples of her small breasts, her rounded buttocks protruding below the arch in her lower back, the hem of the gown with raised beading below a thick roll, also rolled at the cuffs, her necklace centered by a rectangular pendant, the ties falling along her shoulder blades, her arms held forth (one preserved), the hand fisted with the thumb and forefinger together, her head held high on her strong neck, wearing a striated head cloth held in place by a band fronted by a rectangular element, her triangular face including prominent nose, fleshy lips and rounded chin, the cut-out oval eyes with thick lids, originally inlaid, adorned with disk-shaped earrings
18 9/16 in. (47.1 cm.) high
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
Hollow cast, standing with her sandaled feet hip-distance apart atop a three-tiered rectangular plinth, wearing a tightly-fitted sheath with a belted bell-shaped skirt falling to mid-calf, accentuating the pronounced nipples of her small breasts, her rounded buttocks protruding below the arch in her lower back, the hem of the gown with raised beading below a thick roll, also rolled at the cuffs, her necklace centered by a rectangular pendant, the ties falling along her shoulder blades, her arms held forth (one preserved), the hand fisted with the thumb and forefinger together, her head held high on her strong neck, wearing a striated head cloth held in place by a band fronted by a rectangular element, her triangular face including prominent nose, fleshy lips and rounded chin, the cut-out oval eyes with thick lids, originally inlaid, adorned with disk-shaped earrings
18 9/16 in. (47.1 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired by the current owner in 1987.