ATM 144 SH/76/VII/44
By kind permission of Jean-François Breton
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | ʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 144 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Architectural element | ||||
| Material | Stone | ||||
| Measures | h. 22.0, w. 27.0, th. 5.0 | ||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Fragment of limestone architectural decorated slab. At its base a frieze of vine scroll motif alternating a leaf and a grape is carved in low relief; on the upper part the remains of false window motif are visible. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Shabwa |
| Ancient site | S²bwt |
| Geographical area | Shabwa |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Dentzer-Feydy 2009: 140-141; 160, fig. 30 | Dentzer-Feydy, Jacqueline 2009. Le décor sculpté en pierre. Pages 131-164 in Jean-François Breton (ed.). Shabwa et son contexte architectural et artistique du Ier siècle avant J.-C. au IVe siècle après J.-C.. Jean-François Breton (ed.), Fouilles de Shabwa. 4. Ṣanʿāʾ: Centre français d'archéologie et de sciences sociales de Ṣanʿāʾ / Beirut: Institut français d'archéologie du Proche-Orient. |