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Ja 2221
By kind permission of British Museum
By kind permission of British Museum
Hassel 1997: 260, fig. 11
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 125338=1934,0510.1 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Container » Beehive-shaped vessel | ||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||
| Dimensions | h. 9.7, d. 10 | ||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Alabaster vessel belonging to the so-called "Beehive-shaped vessel". The vessel has a flat bottom, two pierced bull's head handles, a lid with a handle on the top in form of a stylized animal's head. The inscription is realized by a series of dots. This kind of vessel was probably used as container for unguents. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | Ja 2221 |
| Concordance | RES 4225 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language |
| Link to epigraph record |