'The identity and the chronology of Maʿdîkarib statue is still a metter of debate. Some scholars maintain that a number of features clearly indicate a Mediterranean influence. In particular, the standing posture with the left leg advanced, the hairstyle in a triple row of curls framing the face and the skin in the style of a leontè (knotted lion skin worn over the shoulder) indicate an affinity with Phoenician-Cypriot representation of Melqart/Heracles inspired by Greek sculpture of the 5th-4th century B.C. For this reason, the figure has been identified as a divinity, specifically, the national Sabaean god Almaqah to whom the statue was dedicated, and dated around the middle of the 1 st millennium BC. However, according to a more recent interpretation based on the inscription that identifies the figure as one of a Group of three warriors, the statue has been interpreted as representing a high-ranking Sabaean man, a warrior (the statue probably used to hold a spear and a staff in its hands), and dated from the 6th century BC' (Antonini De Maigret 2012 a: 63).