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'The Sultana of Marib' by Robert Ames Bennet

Print
1937 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Book jacket for 'The Sultana of Marib' depicting a woman wearing a shiny black leotard with armoured breastplates, billowing green trousers, and black shoes with spurs. She wears a helmet and is holding a sword aloft while two people in the foreground run away from her in fear of attack.

Object details

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Object type
Title'The Sultana of Marib' by Robert Ames Bennet (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed book jacket
Brief description
Book jacket for 'The Sultana of Marib' by Robert Ames Bennet. Great Britain, 1937.
Physical description
Book jacket for 'The Sultana of Marib' depicting a woman wearing a shiny black leotard with armoured breastplates, billowing green trousers, and black shoes with spurs. She wears a helmet and is holding a sword aloft while two people in the foreground run away from her in fear of attack.
Dimensions
  • Height: 190mm
  • Width: 290mm
Approximate size
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.2010-1987

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Record createdJuly 2, 2013
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