A SOUTH ARABIAN LIMESTONE PILLAR STELE

CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.

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A SOUTH ARABIAN LIMESTONE PILLAR STELE
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
Rectangular in form, sculpted in high relief with a male head with narrow oblong mouth with pursed lips, almond-shaped eyes recessed for inlay, now missing, long flat nose and protruding ears, a six letter epigraph identifies the owner as 'Ya'awsi-'il', with remains of red pigment
14 7/8 in. (37.8 cm.) high

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U.A.E. art market.
Private collection, UK, acquired 1986.

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The name Ya'awsi-'il means 'God gives/ has given' and is widely attested in most dialects of Old-South-Arabian.
For more on South Arabian funerary stelae cf. St J. Simpson, Queen of Sheba, Treasures from Ancient Yemen, British Museum, 2002, pp. 192-197.

CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.

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