T.00.B.O/17
Antonini 2004 a: 97, pl. 1/b
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)
- Antonini 2004 a: 97, pl. 1/b
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY) - Antonini 2004 a: 100, fig. 1
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Personal adornment » Pendant | ||||||||||||||
| Material | Ivory | ||||||||||||||
| Measures | h. 3.9, w. 11.7, th. 0.1 | ||||||||||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | The plaque is defined as "pendant" because comparisons suggest that it originally might had a hole to be hanged. It is made of bone or perhaps ivory. It represents two sphinxes moving toward the left, separated by a stylized palm tree. As it is burnt and broken on the left side, according to Antonini on the missing fragment two other sphinxes were probably engraved, together with the end of the propitiatory formula. On the hips of the sphinxes, a symbol in the shape of the letter F is represented. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hajar Kuḥlān |
| Ancient site | Tmnʿ |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: Private house House D |
| Notes | The object was found during the excavations of the House D in the "Market Place" of Timnaʿ. |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | T.00.B.O/17 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
| Link to epigraph record |