CIAS S 21/p 2/95.11
CIAS: ii, 363-364
By kind permission of GOAM
By kind permission of GOAM
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 1853+NAM 2130 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela (mʿmr) | ||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||
| Measures | h. 19.5, w. 10.5, th. 5 (CIAS reported the measures: h. 27, w. 16, th. 7.5) | ||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | In the CIAS photo the stela is inserted in a base decorated in high relief with a frieze of ibex's heads. This kind of base is unique and according to J. Pirenne (CIAS 1986: II.363): "Peut-ṯtre s'agit-il du réemploi d'une frise sculptée". |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | CIAS S 21/p 2/95.11 |
| Concordance | CSAI I, 305 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
| Link to epigraph record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| CIAS | Beeston, Alfred F.L., Pirenne, Jacqueline and Robin, Christian J. 1977-1986. Corpus des inscriptions et antiquités sud-arabes: Vol. I (1977): Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités; Vol. II (1986): Le Musée d’Aden. Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités. Louvain: Peeters. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres] |