CIAS 43.11/s 8/R 82 n° 1
Yule 2007: 150, fig. 111
- Yule 2007: 150, fig. 111
- CIAS: i, 475 (photo)
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Slab | ||||||||||||||
| Material | Stone | ||||||||||||||
| Measures | h. 24, w. 47 | ||||||||||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | The representation is divided in two registers. The upper one shows three mythical animals, composed by the bust of an animal bursting from a bunch of leaves. The lower register represents two zodiac signs: on the left a Scorpio, on the right a Sagittarius just next to the text. At the centre, a Libra (according to Garbini) occupies the two registers: the central mythical animal of the upper register is depicted between its two arms. For a thorough discussion of the representation, see Garbini 1970 c. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Bayt al-Ashwāl |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Ẓafār |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed |
| Link to site record |
| Modern site | Ẓafār |
| Ancient site | Ẓfr |
| Geographical area | Ẓafār |
| Country | Yemen |
| Notes | The object was seen in the wall of a house in a village near Bayt al-Ashwāl, but according to Pirenne it was certainly from Ẓafār. |
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EPIGRAPHS
| Title | CIAS 43.11/s 8/R 82 n° 1 |
| Concordance | Ẓafar 77 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Late Sabaic |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Garbini 1970 c | Garbini, Giovanni 1970. Un oroscopo himyarita. Annali dell'Istituto Orientale di Napoli, 30: 439-446, pl. I, II. |