Statuette of a praying woman, alabaster, beaten, cut, carved, drilled, alabaster, Total: Height: 34.2 cm; Width: 12 cm; Depth: 10.4 cm; Height: 25.3 cm (figure), Inscription: Base: (Transl. Azālat, die von Abyadaʽ), Three-dimensional pictorial works, human body/figure/act, postures, positions of the human figure, arm positions, gestures, On a two-level pedestal stands a figure made of one piece of alabaster with arms stretched out. The body is stocky, the head too large in proportion. The naked feet stand flat on the pedestal. The arms are bent and stretched out at an angle to the body, the hands are open, the thumbs are spread apart. The fingers are indicated by simple incised lines. The figure wears a long, smooth robe that reaches almost to the feet. Only the chest area is slightly bulging. At the transition to the neck a thin bulge is indicated. The head shows an almost square outline. The hair or a headgear was attached in different material. The face is dominated by a long, narrow nose and the oversized eyes. The outline of the eyes as well as the eyebrows are incised, the pupil is deepened with a drill. The closed mouth is narrowly formed, the lips protrude only imperceptibly. The ears are realistically worked. The carnation is fleshy and not differentiated. The two-level pedestal has a two-line inscription in Sabaean script on the lower level. On the pedestal is written Azālat, that of Abyadaʽ. The inscription identifies the sitter as an in-laws of the clan Abyadaʽ, which is occupied several times. The statuette belongs to the type of the so-called Beter. The hand position corresponds to a prayer and supplication gesture of the old Orient. The hardly noticeable curvature of the chest lets a woman open in contrast to other statuettes. Whether it is a priestess, a dignitary or a private person is not to be decided. It remains to be noted, however, that the valuable material as well as the craftsmanship required a certain prosperity. Statues of this kind w
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