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MNAO 14283/17754


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

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositRoma, Museo Nazionale d’Arte Orientale “Giuseppe Tucci”, n. inv. 14283/17754
NotesCicconi Collection (1938).

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Container » Bowl
MaterialAlabaster
Dimensionsh. 6, l. 23
Notes on support and decorationsComplete vessel, to be interpreted as a bowl used for precious substances. Flat rim, decorated with incised zig-zag lines. Handles (not visible in the pictures) and small pouring channel.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown (Shabwa governorate)
Ancient siteUnknown
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

D'Amore 2012: p. 258, n. 108D'Amore, Paola 2012. Catalogo. Arredi cultuali. Pages 256-258 in Sabina Antonini, Paola D'Amore and Michael Jung (eds). Il trono della regina di Saba. Cultura e diplomazia fra Italia e Yemen. La Collezione Sudarabica del Museo Nazionale d'Arte Orientale. Rome: Artemide.