Fragment of a Head-Stela

Description The large eyes with incised extensions at the inner and outer corners and deeply incised brows dominate the face. A wide line divides the lips and conveys the impression of an open mouth. The raised surface above the forehead represents the hair.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
6/01/2008	Treatment	cleaned

Exhibitions

• Faces of Ancient Arabia: The Giraud and Carolyn Foster Collection of South Arabian Art. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2008.

Provenance Sotheby's, London, between 1963 and 1971; Giraud and Carolyn Foster, Baltimore, between 1963 and 1971, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2007, by gift.

Credit Gift of Giraud and Carolyn Foster, 2007