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The kingdoms of ancient South Arabia
Calcite-alabaster statue of a seated woman
This statue may have been a memorial of a
deceased Sabaean woman or it could have been a dedication to the
temple to secure favours from the
gods.
The figure is seated
with her hair braided in a plait down her back. She is wearing a
full-length garment and the hands were originally outstretched in
an attitude of offering but they were broken off in antiquity. The
pupils were originally inlaid.