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Müller, Walter W. 1988 d: pl. 35/c; Image free from copyright

Müller, Walter W. 1988 d: pl. 35/c
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Müller, Walter W. 1988 d: pl. 35/c
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Müller, Walter W. 1988 d: pl. 35/d
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Müller, Walter W. 1988 d: pl. 35/e
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SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support type

Artefact » Offering table » Undefined

Material

Alabaster

Measures

h. 4.6, w. 24, th. 25.3

Decoration

Type	Framework » With abstract-figurative elements
Figurative subject	Symbol
Symbol's shape	Snake
Symbol's reference	God: Wd

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance

Modern site	Jabal Balaq al-Qiblī - Samsara
Ancient site	Unknown
Geographical area	Maʾrib
Country	Yemen
Archaeological context	Religious context: Temple of Wd ḏ-Ms¹mʿm
Notes	According to the owner of the object, it was recovered in the middle of the temple's cella (cf. Schmidt 1987 b).
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EPIGRAPHS

Title	Schm/Samsara 7
Language	Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Schmidt 1987 b: 184, pl. 35/c-e	Schmidt, Jürgen 1987. Der Tempel des Waddum Ḏū-Masmaʿim. Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen, 4: 179-184.