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CIH 385


Bron 1983: 49, pl. 8/a

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArchitectural structure » Walls
MaterialStone
DimensionsFresnel 28: w. 123, h. 23
Decoration
Figurative subjectSymbol
      Symbol's shapeBlitzbündel and Doppelgriffel
      Symbol's referenceKing
Notes on support and decorationsFor the symbols see Grohmann 1914: fig. 34/b

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In ancient times
Archaeological contextAgricultural irrigation context: Dam or retaining structure
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleCIH 385
ConcordanceRES 2664
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Grohmann 1914Grohmann, Adolf 1914. Göttersymbole und Symboltiere auf Südarabischen Denkmälern. (Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. Philosophisch-historische Klasse, 58/1). Vienna: In Kommission bei Alfred Hölder.