CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositPhiladelphia, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, PM 30-47-89

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Incense burner
ShapeCircular
MaterialBronze
Measuresd. 8, h. 7, leg h. 3, censer h. 4
Decoration
Figurative subjectAnimal
      Part of animal bodyHoof
Notes on support and decorationsCircular incense burner supported by three legs in the shape of bovine hoof. The cylindrical cup is decorated at the top and bottom with a flat stripe in low relief. The bottom is perforated for ventilation. A small ring (probably for suspension?) is soldered at the rim stripe. Internal cavity encrusted.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Link to site record

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Legrain 1934 b: 84, fig. 43Legrain, Léon 1934. Au pays de la reine de Saba. Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 6/11: 65-85.