CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of Jean-François Breton

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 108

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Incense burner
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 12, w. 9.5, th. 5.7
Decoration
Figurative subjectAnimal » Ibex
      Part of animal bodyHead
      ViewFrontal
Figurative subjectGeometric motif » False window
Notes on support and decorationsFragment of limestone incense burner (part of the censer preserved). The censer is decorated with a head of ibex (in the center) and false window motif.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteShabwa
Ancient siteS²bwt
Geographical areaShabwa
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextUrban context: Royal palace S²qr
Link to site record

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Breton and Bāṭāyiʿ 1992: 368, cat. 15Breton, Jean-François and Bāṭāyiʿ, Aḥmed 1992. Les autels de Shabwa. Pages 365-378 in Jean-François Breton (ed.). Rapports préliminaires. Jean-François Breton (ed.), Fouilles de Shabwa. 2. (Publication hors série, Institut Français d'Archéologie du Proche-Orient, 19). Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner. [Extrait de "Syria" , tome 68]