CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositPhiladelphia, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, PM 30-47-72

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Container » Beehive-shaped vessel
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 4.5, d. 3/1.2
Notes on support and decorationsThis beehive-shaped vessel has a truncated conical-shaped structure, two lug handles (one of which is perforated) and a slightly everted rim.
This piece belongs to the "tall" variety of Hassel's classification.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

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

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Hassel 1997: 259, figs 7/K11, 10Hassel, Jonathan 1997. Alabaster Beehive-Shaped Vessels. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 8/2: 245-281.