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Ja 2199
By kind permission of British Museum
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 103030=1909,0612.11 |
| Notes | Purchased from Charles Albert Brenchley through George Hallett. |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Seal » Ring seal | ||||||||
| Material | Bronze | ||||||||
| Dimensions | h. 1.46, l. 1.84, w. 1.29; wt. 11.5g | ||||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | A small bronze ring seal with shield engraved with a horned animal (antelope?) feeding on a branch, with one foreleg raised. There is an indistinct twisted motif behind the animal at the edge of the seal and a three letters inscription above the animal. The ring has a plain apex between double engraved lines above vertical fluting finishing at the edge of the seal with a single line. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | Ja 2199 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic |
| Link to epigraph record |