CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositWien, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Sem 126

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Sculpture in the round » Animal figure
MaterialBronze
Measuresh. 12, w. 8.5, th. 1.7
Decoration
Figurative subjectAnimal » Camel
      Part of animal bodyComplete figure
      Animal gestureStanding
Notes on support and decorationsBronze statuette of a one-humped camel (dromedary). The animal is standing, with raised head and the tail close to the body. Hollow-cast.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Unknown
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Link to site record

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Müller, David H. 1899: 63Müller, David H. (ed.) 1899. Südarabische Altertümer im Kunsthistorischen Hofmuseum. Vienna: Alfred Hölder. [Im Auftrage und mit Unterstützung des Oberstlämmerer-Amtes seiner K. und K. Apost. Majestät]
Daum 1988 a: pl. 182Daum, Werner (ed.) 1988. Jemen. 3000 Jahre Kunst und Kultur des glücklichen Arabien. Innsbruck: Pinguin / Frankfurt: Umschau.