BM 126387
By kind permission of British Museum
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | BM 126387 (= 1939,0315.1) |
| Notes | Donated by J. Duncan. |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque | ||||||||||
| Material | Clay | ||||||||||
| Measures | d. 9.3 | ||||||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Baked clay round plaque showing a bust of bearded god, identifiable, for the hair, beard, dress an wheat bushel (modius) on the head, with the Egyptian Serapis. Facing front. Similar objects known from the Levant, Dura-Europos, Palmyra and Seleucia on the Tigris. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |