BM 141540
By kind permission of British Museum
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 141540=1985,0223.9 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief | ||||
| Top | Concave | ||||
| Subject | Bull head | ||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||
| Measures | h. 32.3, w. 18.4 (at base), th. 3.5 | ||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | The bull has small horns detached from the slab, protruding lateral eyes with multiple skin's folds and drilled eyes. High relief. The stela and the slightly projecting base are carved from the same stone block. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥayd Ibn ʿAqīl |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context: Necropolis |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | BM 141540 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
| Link to epigraph record |