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Y.05.B.B.21


Agostini 2021 a: 163, fig.13; Antonini 2021: 179, fig. 11
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositBarāqish, Museum, Storeroom

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Incense burner
ShapeWith truncated pyramidal base
MaterialStone
Dimensionsw. 14.5, th. 11.7
Decoration
TypeFramework » With geometric elements
Figurative subjectGeometric motif » Triangles
Decoration
Figurative subjectSymbol
      Symbol's shapeCrescent moon
Notes on support and decorationsThe front side of this fragmentary incense burner presents a decoration and an inscription in bas-relief on two superimposed levels: a boomerang-shaped crescent moon is carved above the text. It is flanked by two vertical rectangles on each side forming a simplified false windows motif. A series of triangles decorates both the upper and the lower edges. The burner, which perhaps had a double compartment, preserves the upper fragment of the supporting base, which was probably a truncated pyramidal base.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteBarāqish
Ancient siteYṯl
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple Qbḍm of ʿṯtr ḏ-Qbḍ
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleY.05.B.B.21
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Agostini 2021 a: 162-163, fig. 13Agostini, Alessio 2021. Il tempio di ʿAthtar dhu-Qabḍ. Le iscrizioni. Pages 151-171 in Sabina Antonini and Francesco G. Fedele (eds). Barāqish/Yathill (Yemen) 1986-2007. Volume 1: Excavations of Temple B and related research and restoration / Scavi del Tempio B e ricerche e restauri connessi. Oxford: Archaeopress.
Antonini 2021: 178-179, fig. 11Antonini, Sabina 2021. Il tempio di ʿAthtar dhu-Qabḍ. Gli oggetti. Pages 172-186 in Sabina Antonini and Francesco G. Fedele (eds). Barāqish/Yathill (Yemen) 1986-2007. Volume 1: Excavations of Temple B and related research and restoration / Scavi del Tempio B e ricerche e restauri connessi. Oxford: Archaeopress.