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Corpus of Undefined Ancient South Arabian Language inscriptions (work in progress)

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MṢM 3646


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DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, Military Museum, MṢM 3646

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Offering table » With bull head as gutter
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 10, w. 123.5, th. 69
Decoration
Figurative subjectAnimal » Bull
      Part of animal bodyHead
Notes on support and decorationsRectangular offering table with two gutters in form of stylized bull's head placed on the longer side. The second protome is lost.
For an object similar to this item in proportions and structure and originating from Mārib, see Catalogue 2000: cat. 221.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleMṢM 3646
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Catalogue 20002000. Yemen. Nel paese della Regina di Saba. Catalogo della Mostra, Palazzo Ruspoli, Fondazione Memmo, Roma 6 Aprile - 30 Giugno 2000. Milan: Skira.