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CIH 720
Simpson 2002: 201, cat. 285
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 102601=1908,0414.2 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with scene (ṣwr w-nfs¹) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | h. 25, w. 26, th. 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Notes on support and decorations | Alabaster squared stela with framework, inscribed at the top. At the end of the inscription three stylised rosettes. In the central recessed panel a hunting scene with a camel at full gallop with two riders, one of which holding a sword. A probable water skin is hanging on the camel's hind flank. Low relief. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | CIH 720 |
| Concordance | RES 854 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Undefined Sabaic |
| Link to epigraph record |