CSAI

Collection of the objects from the Yemeni museums


By kind permission of Jean-François Breton

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 148

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Architectural element » Architectural decoration
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 17.0, w. 12.0, th. 7.0
Decoration
Figurative subjectHuman figure
      GenderWoman
      Part of human bodyComplete figure
      Human gestureStanding
      Human clothes and attributesNude
      ViewFrontal
Figurative subjectAnimal » Feline
      Part of animal bodyPaw
Notes on support and decorationsFragment of limestone panel with a mythical figure represented in high relief: a nude winged female figure, in frontal view, pressed by two very large feline paws. The woman legs and arms are not represented. This figure is interpretable as Siren of oriental origin (cf. Dentzer-Feydy 2009: 140).

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteShabwa
Ancient siteS²bwt
Geographical areaShabwa
CountryYemen
Link to site record

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Dentzer-Feydy 2009: 140; 160, fig. 29Dentzer-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.