PM 30-47-55
By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, PM 30-47-55 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Container » Beehive-shaped vessel | ||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||
| Measures | h. 16, d. 17/6 | ||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Typical beehive-shaped vessel as classified by J. Hassel. The base is recessed; the rim is in the form of rounded lip; the two symmetrical unperforated handles are in form of couching lions. Surface very worn. In the photographs published in Legrain and Hassel, this vessel is completed by its lid. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Legrain 1934 b: 84, fig. 37 | Legrain, Léon 1934. Au pays de la reine de Saba. Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 6/11: 65-85. |
| Hassel 1997: 271, figs 17/J10, 18 | Hassel, Jonathan 1997. Alabaster Beehive-Shaped Vessels. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 8/2: 245-281. |