CSAI

Corpus of Undefined Ancient South Arabian Language inscriptions (work in progress)


By kind permission of British Museum

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositLondon, The British Museum, BM 135703=1972,0412.3
NotesPurchased from Geoffrey Turner.

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Seal » Stamp seal
MaterialBronze
Measuresh. 1.3, l. 2.62, w. 1.72; wt. 11g
Notes on support and decorationsThis cast copper alloy property stamp has a loop handle on the reverse and an openwork face with a three ancient South Arabian characters indicating a personal name.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleBM 135703
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Simpson 2002: 179, cat. 241Simpson, 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]