CSAI

Collection of the objects from the Yemeni museums


By kind permission of Jean-François Breton

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 163

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Architectural element » Architectural decoration
MaterialMarble
Measuresh. 8.5, w. 8.5, th. 3.5
Decoration
Figurative subjectPlant » Vegetal element
Notes on support and decorationsFragment of marble slab decorated in low relief. At the bottom a frieze with a very stylized vegetal motif is visible (vine scroll or ivy). It is difficult to specify the exact function of this fragment; it can have been part of a decorative architectural panel.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

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

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Dentzer-Feydy 2009: 142; 162, fig. 37Dentzer-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.