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CIAS 96.51/o 1/R 71
Calvet and Robin 1997: 173, cat. 90
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Paris, Louvre Museum, AO 4098 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief | ||||||||
| Subject | Animal | ||||||||
| Material | Stone | ||||||||
| Dimensions | h. 25 | ||||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | On the lower part two recessed panels with two specular winged sphinxes. The upper one has frontal head, crown and large moustache. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown (wādī Markha) |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī Markha |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Wdm ḏ-S¹bln ʿd Nʿmn |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | CIAS 96.51/o 1/R 71 |
| Concordance | RES 454; Q 4; CSAI III, 9 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Awsanite |
| Link to epigraph record |