CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

DASI

YM 16243


Simpson 2002: 167, cat. 209

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 16243

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Offering table » With bull head as gutter
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 18, w. 47, th. 47
Decoration
Figurative subjectAnimal » Bull
      Part of animal bodyHead
Figurative subjectMonogram
      Resolved monogramLbʾn
Chronology
PeriodAncient
Notes on support and decorationsSquared alabaster offering table with bull's head as gutter. The stylized bull's head, with globular eyes, has a channel for the flowing of the liquid finishing at the top of the skull. High relief. On the front face, two monograms of the king Lbʾn in low relief on either side of the bull's head.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteas-Sawdāʾ
Ancient siteNs²n
Geographical areaJawf - Wādī al-Buhayra
CountryYemen
Link to site record

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Robin and Vogt 1997: 128, photoRobin, Christian J. and Vogt, Burkhard (eds) 1997. Yémen, au pays de la reine de Saba. Exposition présentée à l'Institut du monde arabe du 25 octobre 1997 au 28 février 1998. Paris: Flammarion, Institut du Monde Arabe.
Seipel 1998: 289-290, cat. 149Seipel, Wilfried (ed.) 1998. Jemen. Kunst und Archäologie im Land der Königin von Sabaʾ. Eine Ausstellung des Kunsthistorischen Museums Wien in Zusammenarbeit mit der Generalinstitution fur Altertumer, Museen und Handschriften, Ministerium fur Kultur und Tourismus der Republik Jemen. Wien, Kunstlerhaus, 9. November 1998 bis 21. Februar 1999. Vienna: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien.
Catalogue 2000: 311-312, cat. 1452000. Yemen. Nel paese della Regina di Saba. Catalogo della Mostra, Palazzo Ruspoli, Fondazione Memmo, Roma 6 Aprile - 30 Giugno 2000. Milan: Skira.
Simpson 2002: 167, cat. 209Simpson, 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]