ATM 177 SH/V/81/1
By kind permission of Jean-François Breton
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | ʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 177 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Architectural element » Capital | ||||||||||||
| Material | Stone | ||||||||||||
| Measures | h. 27.0, w. 11.0, th. 12.0 | ||||||||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Fragment of capital, decorated in low relief. The decoration consists in two superimposed recessed panels, separated by a flat fillet with the wave pattern. The bottom panel contains the vine scroll motif, while the top one preserves the posterior part of a rampant winged animal with lion paws, probably a griffin. The head is lost. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Shabwa |
| Ancient site | S²bwt |
| Geographical area | Shabwa |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: Royal palace Bâtiment B |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Dentzer-Feydy 2009: 151, fig. 7 | Dentzer-Feydy, Jacqueline 2009. Le décor sculpté en pierre. Pages 131-164 in Jean-François Breton (ed.). Shabwa et son contexte architectural et artistique du Ier siècle avant J.-C. au IVe siècle après J.-C.. Jean-François Breton (ed.), Fouilles de Shabwa. 4. Ṣanʿāʾ: Centre français d'archéologie et de sciences sociales de Ṣanʿāʾ / Beirut: Institut français d'archéologie du Proche-Orient. |