CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Agostini 2021 a: 164, fig. 15
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositBarāqish, Museum, Storeroom

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with eyes or stylized face
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 26, w. 15.5, th. 5.7
Decoration
Figurative subjectHuman figure
      Part of human bodyFace
      ViewFrontal
Notes on support and decorationsThe stela is decorated with a representation of stylized eyes and nose.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteBarāqish
Ancient siteYṯl
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple Qbḍm of ʿṯtr ḏ-Qbḍ
NotesThe stela was found in Islamic layers. A secondary deposition following the robbing of a funerary area such as the small extra-muros necropolis is thus possible (Agostini 2021 a).
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleY.05.B.B.27
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Antonini 2021: 184, fig. 23Antonini, 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.
Agostini 2021 a: 163, 164, fig. 15Agostini, 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.