CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of British Museum

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositLondon, The British Museum, BM 125332=SOC 62
NotesRegistered in the 1930s within the “Semitic Old Collections” series; but acquired prior to that date.

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Offering saucer
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 4.3, d. 5.5
Notes on support and decorationsTripod offering saucer made of translucent greyish calcite with light brown veining. The upper athe-turned concavity is deep. Surface polished.
Incised nicks along the bottom of the bowl and on the ends of the feet.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Archaeological contextFunerary context
Link to site record

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Searight et al. 2008: 63-64, fig. 34, cat. 451Searight, Ann, Reade, Jilian with contributions by and Finkel, Irving 2008. Assyrian stone vessels and related material in the British Museum. With contribution by Kenneth A. Kitchen. Oxford: Oxbow Books.