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Y.92.B.O/106
Marion de Procé 2021: 260, fig. 12
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Incense burner | ||||||||||||||||
| Shape | With truncated pyramidal base | ||||||||||||||||
| Material | Stone | ||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | h. 17.7 (tot.); w. 11, th. 13 (base); w. 10.5, th. 13 (top) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Notes on support and decorations | This incense burner features a crescent with disc symbol, represented upside-down, carved in bas-relief on the front face of the top, below a decoration of merlons. The base hosts ʿṯtr's symbol in the shape of its monogram. At its left, ʿṯtr ḏ-Qbḍ's symbol "Tor" was also added. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Barāqish |
| Ancient site | Yṯl |
| Geographical area | Southern Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Nkrḥ |
| Notes | The object was found during the excavations of the Minaean layers of the temple. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Marion de Procé 2021: 260, fig. 12 | Marion de Procé, Solène 2021. Le mobilier de culte dans le temple de Nakraḥ à Barāqish. Pages 254-269 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. |