Y.05.B.B.23
Antonini 2021: 179, fig. 10.a-c
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Barāqish, Museum, Storeroom |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Incense burner | ||||||
| Shape | With truncated pyramidal base | ||||||
| Material | Stone | ||||||
| Measures | h. 25 (tot); h. 17.5, w. max 9.5, w. min 6 (base); 7 x 9 x 9.8 (anepigraphic top); 6,8 x 8,4 x 6 (inscribed top) | ||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | This incense burner has two squared compartments, decorated with simplified false windows motifs and squared dentils. The truncated pyramidal base is preserved under the bigger compartment and is decorated with steps. Antonini remarks that the smaller compartment was probably fixed above a second base. Some traces of red paint are preserved. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Barāqish |
| Ancient site | Yṯl |
| Geographical area | Southern Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple Qbḍm of ʿṯtr ḏ-Qbḍ |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | Y.05.B.B.23 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic |
| Link to epigraph record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Agostini 2021 a: 163, fig. 14 | Agostini, Alessio 2021. Il tempio di ʿAthtar dhu-Qabḍ. Le iscrizioni. Pages 151-171 in Sabina Antonini and Francesco G. Fedele (eds). Barāqish/Yathill (Yemen) 1986-2007. Volume 1: Excavations of Temple B and related research and restoration / Scavi del Tempio B e ricerche e restauri connessi. Oxford: Archaeopress. |
| Antonini 2021: 178-179, fig. 10a-c | Antonini, Sabina 2021. Il tempio di ʿAthtar dhu-Qabḍ. Gli oggetti. Pages 172-186 in Sabina Antonini and Francesco G. Fedele (eds). Barāqish/Yathill (Yemen) 1986-2007. Volume 1: Excavations of Temple B and related research and restoration / Scavi del Tempio B e ricerche e restauri connessi. Oxford: Archaeopress. |