CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of British Museum

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositLondon, The British Museum, BM 117810=1925,0724.1
NotesDonated by Maj B.R. French.

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Seal » Stamp seal
MaterialBronze
Measuresh. 0.58, l. 1.35, w. 0.84, wt 3.5 g
Decoration
Figurative subjectAnimal » Horned animal
      Part of animal bodyComplete figure
      Animal gestureLeaping
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Figurative subjectPlant » Vegetal element
Notes on support and decorationsBronze scaraboid oval stamp-seal bead, drilled longitudinally, with worn engraved design depicting horned animal leaping with head reversed, over a small curved (possibly vegetal) motif or symbol.

Jamme suggests that the animal is a gryphon.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
NotesFindspot: Bihan ed-Daula.
Link to site record

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1971 b: 53Jamme, Albert W.F. 1971. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe II. Washington. 2019/07/23; https://cuislandora.wrlc.org/islandora/object/cuislandora%3A206497#page/1/mode/1up. [Privately printed]