CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of British Museum

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositLondon, The British Museum, BM 135898=1973,0514.1
NotesPurchased from S. Lipton.
There is brief correspondence from Barnett over the acquisition dated 8 and 29 March 1973 (q.v. Lipton).

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Sculpture in the round » Animal figure
MaterialBronze
Measuresh. 4.9, l. 8.4, w. 3.3, wt. 160.5 g
Decoration
Figurative subjectAnimal » Bull
      Part of animal bodyComplete figure
      Animal gestureRecumbent
Notes on support and decorationsA hollow cast copper alloy figure of a recumbent bull with right leg raised, a rectangular base, and a suspension ring at one end. The tail curves round the left hind quarters. The wrinkles around the eyes that characterize ancient South Arabian bulls are absent on this piece.
Hellenistic import?

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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