Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 452 |
Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with framework | ||||||||||||||
Material | Alabaster | ||||||||||||||
Measures | h. 26.5, w. 26, th. 16.5 | ||||||||||||||
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Notes on support and decorations | The stela, broken in two parts, is decorated on the top side with a geometric frame (composed of dentils, blank bands and horizontal grooves) superimposed on a frieze of horned animal heads with a decorative element between the horns. The lateral side is framed by a frieze of recumbent ibexes. The animals are highly stylized. Low relief. |
Modern site | Maḥram Bilqīs |
Ancient site | ʾwm |
Geographical area | Maʾrib |
Country | Yemen |
Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm |
Link to site record |
Title | CIAS 39.11/r 9/P 12 n° 2 |
Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic |
Link to epigraph record |