CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositParis, Louvre Museum, AO 4977

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Offering table » With bull head as gutter
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 33, th. 26
Decoration
Figurative subjectAnimal » Bull
      Part of animal bodyHead
Figurative subjectAnimal » Ibex
      Animal gestureStanding
Notes on support and decorationsFragment of offering table. Frontal face decorated with a frieze of six ibexes placed at both sides of a bull head. The bull head has a channel for the flowing of the liquid finishing at the top of the skull. The circular hole at the end of the channel crosses the muzzle from the inside, finishing under the nose. High relief.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteKamna
Ancient siteKmnhw
Geographical areaJawf - Wādī Madhab
CountryYemen
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleKamna 21
ConcordanceRES 3252; M 285
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
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