Statuette featuring a seated female figure Her hair is fringed, she is adorned with a tiara and two locks of hair fall to her shoulders. Her arms are outstretched, and her elbows are close to her body. These statuettes were placed on a support consisting of a rectangular limestone block topped by inscribed steles. Bronze, good age oxidation, broken arm glued to original piece, and crack. Arabian Peninsula, 2nd-1st century B.C. H. 11.5 cm Note: a similar bronze statue found in Timna' (Qatab?n), named "Lady Bar'at", is in the National Museum of Aden (Yemen). Provenance : Jean Roudillon Collection

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