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 30-47-61

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Container » Beehive-shaped vessel
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 7, d. 8/4.5
Decoration
Figurative subjectAnimal » Lion
      Part of animal bodyComplete figure
      Animal gestureRecumbent
Notes on support and decorationsTypical beehive-shaped vessel as classified by J. Hassel. The vessel has perforated handles in the shape of crouching lions, one of which is damaged. Surface polished.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

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

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Hassel 1997: 256-257, fig. 7/K4Hassel, Jonathan 1997. Alabaster Beehive-Shaped Vessels. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 8/2: 245-281.