A SOUTH ARABIAN ALABASTER FIGURE OF YAHMI-IL

CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.

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A SOUTH ARABIAN ALABASTER FIGURE OF YAHMI-IL
CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
Standing with his feet parallel on an integral rectangular plinth, his arms held at his sides with the elbows bent acutely, the forearms projecting forward, both hands fisted, wearing a calf-length garment, a sword secured in his belt, his broad oval face with a small mouth, a broad triangular nose and large almond-shaped eyes, the pupils incised, with arching brows, the beard rendered by three rows of stippling, the hair roughly finished at the top and back, an inscription on the front panel of the plinth identifying him as Yahmi-il
12¾ in. (32.4 cm.) high

Provenance

Private Collection, Mainz, 1960s.
Private Collection, London, 1970s-1990s.
Private Collection, Germany, 2000s.

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Lot Essay

For a relief showing a man with a knife through his belt see p. 206 in Antonini, et al., Yémen, au pays de la reine de Saba. For similar treatment of the face and arms see the bearded statue now in Munich, p. 160 in Antonini, et al., op. cit.

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