CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Breton 1993: 32, pls 16: 44, 30: 92; Breton 1993: 32, pls 16: 44, 30: 93
Image free from copyright

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 296-5

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Personal adornment » Buckle
MaterialSilver
Measuresh. 3.5, w. 9.5
Decoration
TypeFramework » With geometric elements
Figurative subjectPlant » Vegetal element
Figurative subjectGeometric motif » Spirals
Notes on support and decorations"La boucle rectangulaire aux boucles d'angle est décorée, ainsi que l'ardillon central, de petites feuilles" (Breton 1993: 32).

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteHajar am-Dhaybiyya
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Ḍura
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Tomb 3
Link to site record

EPIGRAPHS

TitleWādī Ḍuraʾ 46
ConcordanceATM 296-5
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
Link to epigraph record

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Breton 1993Breton, Jean-François 1993. Les objets de luxe. Pages 23-41 in Jean-François Breton and Muḥammad ʿA. Bāfaqīh. Trésors du Wādī Duraʾ (République du Yémen). Fouilles franco-yémenites de la nécropole de Hajar am-Dhaybiyya. Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner.