ATM 526
By kind permission of Jean-François Breton
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | ʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 526 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief | ||||||
| Subject | Bull head | ||||||
| Material | Alabaster; Stone | ||||||
| Measures | h. 44, w. 27.5, th. 6 | ||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Complete stela with inscribed base and bull head in high relief. Animal's muzzle well characterized with small horns detached from the slab and lateral protrunding eyes with multiple skin's folds. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥayd Ibn ʿAqīl |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context: Necropolis |
| Notes | Breton reports a provenance from Timnaʿ, hence we suppose that the object originates from its necropolis, Ḥayd ibn ʿAqīl. |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | ATM 526 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
| Link to epigraph record |