Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Stela with a Seated Woman
(South Arabia)
This woman is seated on a folding stool with a cushioned seat. Her open left hand is raised in front of her face in a gesture of recitation, and her open mouth suggests that she is reciting a spell or prayer. Her right hand clasps a bundle of wheat or millet, which may represent a petition for food and fecundity. The inscription below the panel names the lady: Hywet of Meren clan.
Inscription
Provenance
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Sale, Sotheby's, London, November 26, 1968, lot 28; Giraud and Carolyn Foster, Baltimore, November 26, 1968, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2007, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 2008 | Faces of Ancient Arabia: The Giraud and Carolyn Foster Collection of South Arabian Art. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 3/30/2008 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Arabian Peninsula (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 8 7/8 x W: 5 11/16 x D: 1 9/16 in. (22.5 x 14.5 x 4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Giraud and Carolyn Foster, 2007
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
21.48