CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of British Museum

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositLondon, The British Museum, BM 104402=1911,0513.8
NotesPurchased from Charles Albert Brenchley through George Hallett. Acquired in Ṣanʿāʾ.

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Seal » Stamp seal
MaterialMarble
Measuresh. 0.8, l. 1.74, w. 1.57; wt. 3g
Decoration
Figurative subjectHuman figure
      GenderMan
      Part of human bodyComplete figure
      Human gestureMoving
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Figurative subjectAnimal » Ostrich
      Part of animal bodyComplete figure
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Figurative subjectAnimal » Horned animal
      Part of animal bodyComplete figure
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Figurative subjectAnimal » Ibex
      Part of animal bodyComplete figure
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Figurative subjectPlant
Notes on support and decorationsDark veined grey marble stamp seal drilled longitudinally, with slightly conical back and an oval engraved face. The representation is divided into three registers: in the upper register a contest scene with a naked man in profile left between two inward facing ostriches; in the second one two addorsed horned animals with massive body and lyrate horns (probably bulls); in the lower register two addorsed rampant ibexes with head reversed, between which a five branched tree.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

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

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1971 b: 52, pl. 2Jamme, Albert W.F. 1971. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe II. Washington. 2019/07/23; https://cuislandora.wrlc.org/islandora/object/cuislandora%3A206497#page/1/mode/1up. [Privately printed]
Pickworth Wong 1999: 195, no. 11Pickworth Wong, Diana 1999. Stamp seals of the ancient Yemen. (PhD, University of California, Berkeley).