Face of a Man with a Stubble Beard

Description The piece was broken in two and rejoined. The contours of the eyes are incised, and the face has a prominent nose and full lips. A stubble beard is indicated by three rows of drilled holes on the lower cheeks and the chin.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
4/08/2008	Treatment	cleaned

Exhibitions

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

Provenance Amir of Marib, Yemen; Giraud Foster, Baltimore, 1962, by gift [authorized by the Imam]; Walters Art Museum, 2007, by gift.

Credit Gift of Giraud and Carolyn Foster, 2007