CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositPhiladelphia, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Near East Section, Quill Jones Collection, 30-47-31
NotesPurchased from Quill Jones.

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Incense burner
ShapeSquared
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 8.5, w. 8
Decoration
TypeFramework » With geometric elements
Figurative subjectGeometric motif » Zigzag lines
Decoration
Figurative subjectGeometric motif » Rectangles
Figurative subjectGeometric motif » Cross-hatching
Notes on support and decorationsCubic limestone incense burner with four squared angular legs, joined by a horizontal rod. Faces bearing names of aromata; inscription carved between two lateral carved rectangles; on the top a framework of zigzag lines. Lower part (with legs and rods) decorated with lightly incised cross-hatching. Low relief and incision.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Unknown
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleCIAS C 64/s 9/97.12 n° 1
ConcordanceRES 4249; Q 155; Ry 136; CSAI I, 1094
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Legrain 1934 b: 82, fig. 29Legrain, Léon 1934. Au pays de la reine de Saba. Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 6/11: 65-85.