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Bauer and Lundin 1998: photo 132 a
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SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 23, w. 40, th. 25.5
Decoration
Figurative subjectAnimal » Ibex
      Part of animal bodyHead
      ViewFrontal
Chronology
PeriodMiddle
Notes on support and decorationsThe stone block shows two rounded cavities on its top, probably to insert the statue. On the frontal face there is a row of stylized ibex heads.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteBayt Dughaysh
Ancient siteḤdqn
Geographical areaṢanʿāʾ
CountryYemen
NotesFrom the Bayt Ṣāliḥ ʿĀmir Duġaysh, in the surroundings of Ḥdqn.
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleGr 139
ConcordanceḤadaqān 28
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bauer and Lundin 1998: 34, photos 132 a, bBauer, Gleb M. and Lundin (=Loundine), Avraam G. 1998. Pamjatniki Drevnej Istorii i Kultury. Južnaja Aravija. Part 2: Epigraficheskie pamjiatniki drevnego Jemena. 2. St.-Petersburg: Zentr "Peterburgskoe vostokovedenie". [Akademia nauk, Institut Vostokovedenija, Sankt-Peterburgskiy filial]