CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of Jean-François Breton

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 151

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Architectural element » Architectural decoration
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 10.0, w. 16.5, th. 6.0
Decoration
Figurative subjectPlant » Acanthus leaf
Notes on support and decorationsFragment of limestone panel decorated with an acanthus leaf in high relief.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteShabwa
Ancient siteS²bwt
Geographical areaShabwa
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextUrban context
Link to site record

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Dentzer-Feydy 2009: 141; 161, fig. 33Dentzer-Feydy, Jacqueline 2009. Le décor sculpté en pierre. Pages 131-164 in Jean-François Breton (ed.). Shabwa et son contexte architectural et artistique du Ier siècle avant J.-C. au IVe siècle après J.-C.. Jean-François Breton (ed.), Fouilles de Shabwa. 4. Ṣanʿāʾ: Centre français d'archéologie et de sciences sociales de Ṣanʿāʾ / Beirut: Institut français d'archéologie du Proche-Orient.