CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Agostini 2021: 89, fig. 8
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Architectural element » Architectural decoration
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 17, w. 20
Decoration
TypeFramework » With geometric elements
Figurative subjectGeometric motif » Dentils
Figurative subjectGeometric motif » Horizontal grooves
Notes on support and decorationsAgostini suggests that this is a fragment of a panel which was probably inserted into a wall. Grooves and dentils motifs also decorate some specimina of Minaean stelae, though (cf. YM 26106).

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteBarāqish
Ancient siteYṯl
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
NotesThe object was found out of context in the urban area of Barāqish.
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleY.92.B.civ.7
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Agostini 2021: 89, fig. 8Agostini, Alessio 2021. Materiali epigrafici fuori contesto rinvenuti durante le prime campagne di scavo di Alessandro de Maigret a Barāqish (1989-1992, 2005). Pages 75-98 in Sabina Antonini de Maigret and Alessio Agostini (eds). Missione Archeologica Italiana in Yemen Studi di materiali inediti e rivisitazioni alla memoria di Alessandro de Maigret / Italian Archaeological Mission in Yemen Essays on Unpublished and Newly Revised Materials in Memory of Alessandro de Maigret. Perugia: OL3.