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CIAS 39.11/r 9/P 12 n° 1
CIAS: i, 391
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 451 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with framework | ||||||||||||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | big fragment: h. 26, w. 18, th. 7.5; small fragment: h. 14, w. 13, th. 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | The stela, broken in two parts, is framed on the top side by a frieze of horned animal with a decorative element between the horns, and along the lateral side by a frieze of recumbent ibexes. The animals are highly stylized. Low relief. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maḥram Bilqīs |
| Ancient site | ʾwm |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | CIAS 39.11/r 9/P 12 n° 1 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic |
| Link to epigraph record |