AW 98 A 2344
Funerary stelae from the necropolis of Awwām.
Catalogue 2000: no. 296
Catalogue 2000: no. 296
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Mārib, Museum, AW 98 A 2344 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with niche | ||||||||||
| Material | Stone; Alabaster | ||||||||||
| Measures | h. 102, w. 24, th. 18 | ||||||||||
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| Notes on support and decorations | Limestone pillar stela with niche, and human head. The stela is complete and well preserved, with the inscription on the top, and the alabaster human head into the niche. The main face of the stela is completely decorated with chess-board pattern painted in red and white. The alabaster head is fixed into the niche with gypsum. The human face shows delicate features with large eyes, straight nose and small mouth. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maḥram Bilqīs |
| Ancient site | ʾwm |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context: Necropolis |
| Notes | From the necropolis of ʾwm, Area A |
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EPIGRAPHS
| Title | AW 98 A 2344 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic |
| Link to epigraph record |