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| Keywords: South Arabian - Stele with a Female Bust - Walters 2173.jpg Rising from a roundel a woman raises her right hand with the palm open toward the viewer Her left hand holds a stylized bundle of wheat She represents a priestess who intercedes with the sun goddess on behalf of the donor The donor's name Rathadum is written below the roundel century 1 BC - century 1 AD calcite-alabaster cm 32 1 23 3 3 5 accession number 21 73 76512 Sotheby's London between 1963 and 1971 Giraud and Carolyn Foster Baltimore between 1963 and 1971 by purchase Walters Art Museum Gift of Giraud and Carolyn Foster 2008 Transliteration R t d m / d t Translation Rathadum of the clan 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 Ancient Near East steles South Arabian art in the Walters Art Museum Alabaster sculptures Stone reliefs Art of Sheba 1st-century BC sculptures 1st-century sculptures Art of Yemen Art of Saudi Arabia Yemen in 1st century BC Yemen in 1st century Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
