BM 135681
By kind permission of British Museum
- By kind permission of British Museum
- By kind permission of British Museum
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 135681=1972,0124.1 |
| Notes | Purchased from John Deverill |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact |
| Material | Bronze |
| Measures | h. 10.44, w. 5.8, th. 3.14 (projection), 2.65 (bull’s head), 0.37 (plate); wt. 199 g |
| Notes on support and decorations | A fragment of a copper alloy plate with a bull’s head from the top of which emerges a fluted band with a rounded end; two splaying raised lines appear at the top of the band but these are broken. The fluted band also seems to continue from the muzzle of the animal. On the underside there is a triangular shaped projection, possibly for attachment. The bull has three wrinkles with rounded ends above each eye, a rounded forehead, and tube-like ears. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hajar Kuḥlān |
| Ancient site | Tmnʿ |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
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