ATM 163 SH/V/80/150
By kind permission of Jean-François Breton
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | ʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 163 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Architectural element » Architectural decoration | ||||
| Material | Marble | ||||
| Measures | h. 11.0, w. 13.0, th. 7.0 | ||||
| Decoration |
| ||||
| Notes on support and decorations | Fragment of marble decorated panel in low relief. The decoration is divided in two sectors by a flat fillet; on the right there is the vine scroll motif with a bunch of grapes; on the left the motif is illegible. It is difficult to specify the exact function of this fragment; it can have been part of a decorative architectural panel. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Shabwa |
| Ancient site | S²bwt |
| Geographical area | Shabwa |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Dentzer-Feydy 2009: 142; 162, fig. 35 | Dentzer-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. |