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CIH 467
Calvet and Robin 1997: 180, cat. 96
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Animal figure | ||||||
| Material | Stone | ||||||
| Dimensions | h. 25, w. 10, th. 18 | ||||||
| Decoration |
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| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Fragmentary animal statuette, probably an ibex standing on a stepped base. Animal and pedestal have been carved from the same stone block. Head missed. Below the legs of the animal, under the hooves, representation of two snakes with rhomboidal head, eyes and stylized scales realized with incision. High relief and incision. Note: according to Robin the head of the animal could belong to a bull, a lion or an elephant. For comparison, see the statuette of ibex Mukalla 219. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Link to site record |
NOTES
| The object belonged to the collection of the Bibliothèque National of France, but it has never been registered at the Musée du Louvre - differently from the other sculptures of the Bibliothèque National - so it has been probably lost. |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | CIH 467 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic |
| Link to epigraph record |