ATM 891
Bāṭāyiʿ and al-Zubaydī 2013: 43, fig. 4 (D)
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | ʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 891 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Altar | ||||||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||||||
| Measures | h. 60, w. 19, th. 19 | ||||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Alabaster element with stepped base and tall shaft, perfectly squared in section. The frontal side is decorated with a false window, inside which two superimposed projecting elements are visible: the first one probably represents a clapper (cf. Ja 432_2), while the second one is a very stylized bull's head. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | ʿAbadān |
| Ancient site | ʿbdn |
| Geographical area | Niṣāb |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Link to site record |
NOTES
| The structure of the object recalls the Roman funerary cippi, while the decorations belong to the South Arabian tradition. |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | ATM 891 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
| Link to epigraph record |