A South Arabian Limestone Funerary Stele, circa 1st Century B.C.

of rectangular from carved in high relief with the head of a man, with long straight nose, small ears, and large eyes recessed for inlay, his name "Rathadʾil" carved below.

private collection, Edinburgh, acquired in the 1960s
acquired by the present owner as part of an estate auction in Scotland

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