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MNAO 10320


Front side
By kind permission of Museo Nazionale d'Arte Orientale, Rome

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositRoma, Museo Nazionale d’Arte Orientale “Giuseppe Tucci”, n. inv. 10320/11514
NotesLiviadiotti collection (1971).

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with framework
MaterialAlabaster
Dimensionsh. 20, w. 26, th. 6.7
Decoration
Figurative subjectGeometric motif » Horizontal grooves
Figurative subjectGeometric motif » Rectangles
Figurative subjectPlant » Palm tree
Figurative subjectPlant » Vegetal element
Notes on support and decorationsFragment of stela with framework (probably upper part) decorated with the following motives: horizontal grooves, rectangles and a frieze with palm trees and leafs (?).
Proposed dating: 7/6 cent BC (PDA).

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown (Shabwa governorate)
Ancient siteUnknown
CountryYemen
Link to site record

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Antonini, D'Amore and Jung 2012: p. 258, n. 110.Antonini, Sabina, D'Amore, Paola and Jung, Michael (eds) 2012. Il trono della regina di Saba. Cultura e diplomazia fra Italia e Yemen. La Collezione Sudarabica del Museo Nazionale d'Arte Orientale. Rome: Artemide.