MONUMENT TO A PRINCESS OF BARNAT SOUTHERN ARABIA, 1ST

carved and polished alabaster, depicting the bust of a princess, her arms folded across her chest, the hands flat with her thumbs pointing towards the sky, a Qatabanian inscription below, reading: [.](.)rm Brná¹ m Mr partially preserving the prenomen of the princess, the family name of Barnat of the commune at dhu-Marya mat surviving intact (Dimensions: 25.5cm tall)

(25.5cm tall)

Footnote: Provenance: Bonhams, London, Antiquities, 16th May 2002, lot 383. Note: Pre Islamic Arabian stele preserving the names of individuals are rare, the present example is the only known stela for a princess of the Barnat family.