Description
This almost flat, stylized head is carved in raised and sunken relief. Straight T-shaped ridges represent the eyebrows and nose; a deeply carved dimple defines the chin. A moustache and circular beard indicate that the person represented is male. Elements of the face, such as the eyes and mouth, were originally painted. Such almost two-dimensional head stelae are typical of the late Formative (7th-5th century BC) and early Classical Period (4th-3rd century BC) of South Arabian art.
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