Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, Military Museum, MṢM 3638 |
Support type | Artefact » Altar | ||||||||||
Shape | Squared | ||||||||||
Material | Alabaster | ||||||||||
Measures | h. 18 and 22 (frieze), w. 38, th. 69 | ||||||||||
Decoration |
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Notes on support and decorations | Squared altar decorated with a projecting frieze composed by six ibex heads, leaning on a stepped rectangular base. From the frontal view only the animal’s heads are visible, while on the lateral side the complete, recumbent figure of ibex is represented. A monogram is carved in low relief on the frontal face of the altar. |
Modern site | Unknown |
Ancient site | Unknown |
Geographical area | Unknown |
Country | Unknown |
Notes | The type of object and the carved monogram suggests that the item might come from the Minaean Jawf. |
Link to site record |
Title | MṢM 3638 |
Language | Ancient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language |
Link to epigraph record |