YM 24942+YM 24943
Arbach and Audouin 2007: 68
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 24942+YM 24943 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Offering table » With bull head as gutter (ms¹lm) | ||||||
| Material | Bronze | ||||||
| Measures | h. 13, w. 65, th. 29 | ||||||
| Decoration |
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| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Bronze squared offering table broken in two parts (Arbach and Audouin 2007: 68) with elongated and thin bull's head as gutter. Flat top, bordered with a slightly projecting frame which defines also a channel finishing on the top of the bull's skull. Inscription along one of the long sides, bordered on the top with rectangular dentils and on the bottom with circular elements. Lost-wax casting. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʿīn |
| Ancient site | Qrnw |
| Geographical area | Jawf - Wādī Madhab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | YM 24942+YM 24943 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| ʿAlī ʿAqīl and Antonini 2007 | ʿAlī ʿAqīl,ʿAzza and Antonini, Sabina 2007. Bronzi sudarabici di periodo preislamico. Repertorio iconografico sudarabico. 3. Paris: de Boccard / Rome: IsIAO. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres; Istituto Italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente] |