CSAI

Collection of the objects from the Yemeni museums


By kind permission of GOAM

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, Military Museum, MṢM 6648+6651

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Altar
ShapeSquared
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 19, w. 111, th. 52
Decoration
TypeFramework » With geometric elements
Figurative subjectGeometric motif » Dentils
Decoration
Figurative subjectAnimal » Ibex
      Animal gestureRecumbent
      ViewFrontal
Figurative subjectHuman figure
      Part of human bodyHand
Figurative subjectMonogram
Notes on support and decorationsRectangular altar (or offering table) with fragmentary ibex frieze, projecting on the frontal side (only one recumbent ibex is still in place). The altar is broken into three pieces. Its upper surface is surrounded by a shallow, plain frame. An upper frieze of dentils runs along the four sides. Two monograms (possibly of the author ʾlws³q) are engraved on both sides of the inscription and separated from the text by a vertical line. Two hands are engraved in low relief in a panel at the left of the second text’s line.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteMaʿīn
Ancient siteQrnw
Geographical areaJawf - Wādī Madhab
CountryYemen
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleMaʿīn 112
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
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