CIAS S 66/s 4/97.12
By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- CIAS: i, 515
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Near East Section, Quill Jones Collection, 30-47-26 |
| Notes | Purchased from Quill Jones. |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief | ||||
| Subject | Bull head | ||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||
| Measures | h. 24.3, h. 4 (base), w. 13.5, th. 5.5 | ||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Animal's muzzle well characterized: small horns with grooved ring at their base, lateral eyes with multiple skin's folds, flapping ears, triangular element - filled with wavy parallel lines, probably representing a tuft of hair - between the horns. Horns and ears tied to the slab. High relief. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | CIAS S 66/s 4/97.12 |
| Concordance | RES 4247; Q 153; Ry 135; CSAI I, 322 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
| Link to epigraph record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Legrain 1934 a: 334, fig. 4 | Legrain, Léon 1934. In the Land of the Queen of Sheba. American Journal of Archaeology, 38: 329-337. |
| Legrain 1934 b: 82, fig. 23 | Legrain, Léon 1934. Au pays de la reine de Saba. Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 6/11: 65-85. |
| Lombardi 2008: 171, 185 | Lombardi, Alessandra 2008. Note di storia dell'arte sudarabica III. Le stele funerarie a protome taurina. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 31: 165-191. |