CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Breton and Bāṭāyiʿ 1992: 377, fig. 5/33
By kind permission of Jean-François Breton

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 106

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Incense burner
ShapeWith truncated pyramidal base
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 17.3
Decoration
Figurative subjectGeometric motif » Cross
Notes on support and decorationsLimestone incense burner with truncated pyramidal base. The censer is decorated with incised lines forming four squares filled with a cross lines motif.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteShabwa
Ancient siteS²bwt
Geographical areaShabwa
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Tomb "Tombe-caverne 1"
NotesFrom "Tombe-caverne 1". See Roux 1992: 356.
Link to site record

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Roux 1992: 355-356, fig. 20/10Roux, Jean-Claude 1992. La tombe-caverne 1 de Shabwa. Pages 331-363 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]
Breton and Bāṭāyiʿ 1992: 368, 374, 377, fig. 5/33Breton, 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]