M 376 Ry 22
By kind permission of British Museum
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 117812=1925,0724.3 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Seal » Stamp seal | ||
| Material | Bronze | ||
| Measures | h. 1.13, w. 0.96, th. 0.52, wt. 2.5 | ||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Bronze seal in form of scarab, with a flat oval face engraved with an inscription and a domed back. There is a hole pierced through the bead longitudinally and a second hole pierced through the middle of the face. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Notes | The provenance from Petra is reported by G. Ryckmans (Ryckmans, Gonzague 1927: 186): "découvert à Petra dans un ravinement après une pluie violente qui mit à découvert des statuettes et sceaux égyptiens, babyloniens et sud-arabes". However, The British Museum's online catalogue reports: "Excavated/Findspot Bihan ed-Daula, 'Found in a cloud-burst outside Aden' according to register but collection reported to Trustees as being from 'Bihan ed-Daula, 120 miles N. of Aden'". |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | M 376 |
| Concordance | Ry 22; RES 3927 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language |
| Link to epigraph record |