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SMV 89-312 302 C 28; CSAI I, 982


Catalogue 2000: 383, cat. 381

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision

TEXT

marker


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OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositMünchen, Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde, inv. 89-312 302
Support typeArtefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure
MaterialAlabaster
Dimensionsh. 39, w. 14, th. 15
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteḤayd Ibn ʿAqīl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Catalogue 2000: 384, cat. 3812000. Yemen. Nel paese della Regina di Saba. Catalogo della Mostra, Palazzo Ruspoli, Fondazione Memmo, Roma 6 Aprile - 30 Giugno 2000. Milan: Skira.
Antonini 2001: 84, 200, pl. 35Antonini, Sabina 2001. La statuaria sudarabica in pietra. Repertorio iconografico sudarabico. 1. Paris: de Boccard / Rome: IsIAO. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres; Istituto Italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente]