CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


CIAS: ii, 279

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositAden, The National Museum, NAM 1284=AM 60.684

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 14, w. 18, th. 10
Decoration
Figurative subjectHuman figure
      Part of human bodyFeet
Notes on support and decorationsStepped (with three steps) base of stela with remains of human feet protruding from the slab's remains. As the space between the feet is not cut, the base could belong to a human statuette of a sitting figure.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteḤayd Ibn ʿAqīl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Necropolis
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleCIAS F 49/s 4/95.11 n° 1
ConcordanceC 68; CSAI I, 290
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
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