CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

DASI

PM 30-47-92


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

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositPhiladelphia, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, PM 30-47-92

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Sculpture in the round » Animal figure
MaterialBronze
Measuresh. 6, w. 9, th. 6.5
Decoration
Figurative subjectAnimal » Bull
      Part of animal bodyComplete figure
      Animal gestureRecumbent
Notes on support and decorationsSmall recumbent bull placed on a flat, rectangular and stepped base. The body's animal is small in comparison with the head. The frontal muzzle is well characterized with short horns (with rings at their base), tuft of hair between the horns, large and lateral eyes with wrinkles around. The bull wears a double collar with bell. The tail curves round on the right hind back. On the reverse there are more than hundred points, which suggests that the object was used as a scraper. Legrain (1934a and 1934b) interprets the object as an instrument for toilet. A suspension ring is placed at the base end (Cf. BM 135898).

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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EPIGRAPHS

TitlePM 30-47-92
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Legrain 1934 b: 84, fig. 46Legrain, Léon 1934. Au pays de la reine de Saba. Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 6/11: 65-85.
Legrain 1934 a: 337Legrain, Léon 1934. In the Land of the Queen of Sheba. American Journal of Archaeology, 38: 329-337.
Legrain 1934 b: 84, fig. 46Legrain, Léon 1934. Au pays de la reine de Saba. Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 6/11: 65-85.