PM 30-47-79
By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, PM 30-47-79 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Container » Lid | ||||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||||
| Measures | d. 10 | ||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Alabaster lid with handle in the shape of a crouching lion. Its four legs, represented in low relief, occupies the entire diameter of the lid. This lid probably belongs to the beehive-shaped vessel PM 30-47-55 (cf. Legrain and Hassel). |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Legrain 1934 b: 84, fig. 38 | Legrain, Léon 1934. Au pays de la reine de Saba. Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 6/11: 65-85. |
| Hassel 1997: fig. 18 | Hassel, Jonathan 1997. Alabaster Beehive-Shaped Vessels. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 8/2: 245-281. |