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Antonini Stela 1


Antonini 1998: 263, fig.2

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters4

TEXT

marker


   1  Wddʾl

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief
SubjectHuman face
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 40, w. 18, th. 4
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteUnknown (wādī al-Jawf)
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī al-Jawf
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context
NotesThe provenance of this stela is unknown. Antonini considers it as originally coming from the Jawf, mainly on the basis of stylistic considerations (cf. Antonini 2005).
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Antonini 1998: 262-263, fig. 2Antonini, Sabina 1998. South Arabian antiquities in a private collection in Ar-Riyaḍ (Saudi Arabia). With a note by Giovanni Mazzini. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 9/2: 261-272.