Wādī Ḍuraʾ 20 ATM 261; ATM 296-7
Breton 1993: pl. 26/78
- Breton 1993: pl. 26/78
- By kind permission of Jean-François Breton
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | ʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 261 |
| Deposit | ʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 296-7 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Container » Bowl |
| Material | Bronze |
| Measures | h. 12.5, d. 36.5 |
| Notes on support and decorations | "Grand bassin sans décor ni inscription. Le pied (diamètre de l'attache: 6,5 cm) ainsi qu'une anse ont disparu" (Breton 1993: 27). |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hajar am-Dhaybiyya |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Wādī Ḍura |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context: Tomb |
| Notes | The artifact was discovered in the tomb 3. |
| Link to site record |
NOTES
| Proposed dating: end of 3d century AD |
CULTURAL NOTES
An important observation about this subject: "Although it is possible that this vessel is an import, it is more likely to be a South Arabian imitation of a southern Italian prototype" (in Simpson 2002: 207).
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Breton 1993: 27, cat. 20, pl. 26/78 | Breton, Jean-François 1993. Les objets de luxe. Pages 23-41 in Jean-François Breton and Muḥammad ʿA. Bāfaqīh. Trésors du Wādī Duraʾ (République du Yémen). Fouilles franco-yémenites de la nécropole de Hajar am-Dhaybiyya. Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner. |
| Simpson 2002: 206-207, cat. 313 | Simpson, St John (ed.) 2002. Queen of Sheba. Treasures from the ancient Yemen. London: British Museum Press. [Catalogue of an exhibition held at the British Museum, London] |