MAKE A MEME View Large Image South Arabian - Head-Stela of a Smiling Woman - Walters 2129.jpg The portrait represents a woman with long hair The incised lines on the neck are either the so-called rings of Venus--indicators of female beauty--or represent a collar or ...
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Keywords: South Arabian - Head-Stela of a Smiling Woman - Walters 2129.jpg The portrait represents a woman with long hair The incised lines on the neck are either the so-called rings of Venus--indicators of female beauty--or represent a collar or necklace Portraits depicting smiling subjects are rare and originate from Marib or the Jawf region century 3 1 BC calcite-alabaster cm 20 14 92 10 accession number 21 29 76468 Sale Sotheby's London July 24 1967 lot 105 Giraud and Carolyn Foster Baltimore July 24 1967 by purchase Walters Art Museum Gift of Giraud and Carolyn Foster 2007 Faces of Ancient Arabia The Giraud and Carolyn Foster Collection of South Arabian Art The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2008 place of origin Arabian Peninsula Walters Art Museum license South Arabian art in the Walters Art Museum Art of Ancient Yemen Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review
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