CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositPhiladelphia, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, PM 30-47-88

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Incense burner
ShapeSquared
MaterialBronze
Measuresh. 8.4, w. 7.7, leg h. 2
Decoration
TypeFramework » With geometric elements
Figurative subjectGeometric motif » Circular elements
Decoration
Figurative subjectAnimal
      Part of animal bodyHoof
Notes on support and decorationsSquared incense burner with four angular legs in the shape of bovine hoof. The flat rim is projecting; above the legs, a frame decorated with circular elements on stems runs on the four sides.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Link to site record

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Legrain 1934 b: 84, fig. 45Legrain, Léon 1934. Au pays de la reine de Saba. Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 6/11: 65-85.