CARVED SOAPSTONE FIGURE, YEMEN
1ST-2ND AD
£1,400
Auction: 20 March 2019 at 11:00 GMT
Description
carved as a standing figure with arms outstretched, raised on a block base with incised script
Dimensions
30cm high
Footnote
Note: Figures such as these are typical of South Arabia, where they were often placed in temples as votive offerings. They tended to be presented as donations, in the hope that the person gifting the figure would win favour with god. They also showed the wealth of the donor.