CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Bron 2019: 122

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositLeon (Spain), Museum of Istituto Biblico y Oriental
NotesThe Antonovich private collection has been provisionally settled in the Museum of Istituto Biblico y Oriental in Leon.

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure
MaterialAlabaster
Dimensionsh. 93
Decoration
Figurative subjectHuman figure
      GenderWoman
      Part of human bodyComplete figure
      Human gestureArms stretching out, Standing
      Human clothes and attributesTunic, Belt
Chronology
PeriodMiddle
Notes on support and decorationsThe size of this stauette (93 cm in height) is exceptional. The inscribed base could not belong to the statue.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteUnknown (Shabwa governorate)
Ancient siteUnknown
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context
Link to site record

EPIGRAPHS

TitleAntonovich n° 74
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
Link to epigraph record

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bron 2019: 121-122, photoBron, François 2019. La collection d'antiquités sudarabiques de François Antonovich. Semitica, 61: 117-125.