CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of British Museum

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositLondon, The British Museum, BM 135585=1971,0702.1

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with framework
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 142.5, w. 58.5
Decoration
TypeFramework » With geometric elements
Figurative subjectGeometric motif » Dentils
Decoration
TypeFramework » With abstract-figurative elements
Figurative subjectAnimal » Ibex
      Part of animal bodyComplete figure
      Animal gestureRecumbent
      ViewIn profile
Figurative subjectAnimal » Bull
      Part of animal bodyHead
      ViewFrontal
Decoration
Figurative subjectHuman figure
      GenderMan
      Part of human bodyBust
      Human clothes and attributesSkull-cap
      Human weaponSword
      ViewIn profile
Notes on support and decorationsTall, rectangular stela with a framework on three sides, and a representation, in high relief, on the central recessed panel, almost completely broken. In the central field only the bust of a man in profile, facing left, is preserved. The man wears a draped cloak and the right rounded shoulder is naked; the hair are calotte-shaped with a probable skull-cap. The facial features are well characterized with large nose and protruding chin. The man grips in the left hand a sword (preserved only the upper part), whose crescentic pommel is visible.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleBM 135585
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language
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