CIAS C 64/s 9/97.12 n° 1
By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- Image free from copyright
- By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- CIAS: i, 289
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Near East Section, Quill Jones Collection, 30-47-31 |
| Notes | Purchased from Quill Jones. |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Incense burner | ||||
| Shape | Squared | ||||
| Material | Stone | ||||
| Measures | h. 8.5, w. 8 | ||||
| Decoration |
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| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Cubic limestone incense burner with four squared angular legs, joined by a horizontal rod. Faces bearing names of aromata; inscription carved between two lateral carved rectangles; on the top a framework of zigzag lines. Lower part (with legs and rods) decorated with lightly incised cross-hatching. Low relief and incision. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | CIAS C 64/s 9/97.12 n° 1 |
| Concordance | RES 4249; Q 155; Ry 136; CSAI I, 1094 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
| Link to epigraph record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Legrain 1934 b: 82, fig. 29 | Legrain, Léon 1934. Au pays de la reine de Saba. Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 6/11: 65-85. |