CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


Rijziger 2016: 27, fig. 32

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositKāniṭ, Museum

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Incense burner
ShapeWith truncated conical base
MaterialStone
Decoration
Figurative subjectGeometric motif » False window
Figurative subjectSymbol
      Symbol's shapeCrescent moon and disc
Chronology
PeriodMiddle
Notes on support and decorationsIncense burner with very short rounded base. The censer, slightly rounded, is damaged on its top. Its decoration consists in two false windows, above which the symbol of crescent moon and disc, in relief, is visible.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteKāniṭ
Ancient siteʾknṭ
Geographical areaArhab
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleKāniṭ Museum 18
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Rijziger 2016: 27-28, fig. 32Rijziger, Sarah 2016. The Kāniṭ Museum collection. Arabian Epigraphic Notes, 2: 1-32. 2016/12/05; http://hdl.handle.net/1887/38573.