Sem 138
By kind permission of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Wien, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Sem 138 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Container » Handle | ||||
| Material | Bronze | ||||
| Measures | l. 17.8, d. 0.5 | ||||
| Decoration |
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| Chronology |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Long and curved handle belonging to a ladle, now lost. This handle, ending with an indefinable animal head, is composed by two soldered elements: the lower one is squared in section, while the upper and curved one is circular in section. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
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CULTURAL NOTES
Complete ladles with similar handles (or isolated handles) originate from Wādī Ḍura graves (cf. Wādī Ḍura 27, 28, 31, 35 and ATM 412).
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Müller, David H. 1899: 65 | Müller, David H. (ed.) 1899. Südarabische Altertümer im Kunsthistorischen Hofmuseum. Vienna: Alfred Hölder. [Im Auftrage und mit Unterstützung des Oberstlämmerer-Amtes seiner K. und K. Apost. Majestät] |
| Nielsen 1927: 173, 70 | Nielsen, Ditlef 1927. Handbuch der altarabischen Altertumskunde. Copenhagen: A. Busck. |