CSAI

Collection of the objects from The ‘Ataq Museum

DASI

ATM 158 SH/75/S/109


By kind permission of Jean-François Breton

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 158

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Architectural element » Architectural decoration
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 21.0, w. 25.0, th. 6.0
Decoration
Figurative subjectAnimal » Griffin
      Part of animal bodyComplete figure
      Animal gestureWith forepaw raised
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Notes on support and decorationsLimestone decorated relief with figure of a mythical animal in high relief: it is a winged griffin viewed in profile with right leg raised. The head is damaged and eroded, but it looks like that of a bird of prey (cf. Dentzer-Feydy 2009: 140).

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteShabwa
Ancient siteS²bwt
Geographical areaShabwa
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context
Link to site record

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Pirenne 1978: pl. XIII/bPirenne, Jacqueline 1978. Ce que trois campagnes de fouilles nous ont déjà appris sur Shabwa capitale du Ḥaḍramout antique. Raydān, 1: 125-142.
Dentzer-Feydy 2009: 140; 160, fig. 28Dentzer-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.