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  • Editor(s)
    Giulia Buono
    CSAI Team
  • First published
    2013-10-01
  • Last revised
    2017-08-06
  • DOI
    10.82194/dasi-obj-2256
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Wādī Ḍuraʾ 1 ATM 300


Simpson 2002: 206, figs. 305-307

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 300

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Container » Bowl
MaterialSilver
Dimensionsh. 6, d. 17.5
Decoration
TypeFramework » With geometric elements
Figurative subjectAnimal » Mythical animal
Figurative subjectAnimal » Ibex
Figurative subjectAnimal » Lion
Figurative subjectAnimal » Dog
Figurative subjectAnimal » Horned animal
Figurative subjectGeometric motif » Ovoli
Figurative subjectGeometric motif » Spirals
Notes on support and decorations"La bande médiane comporte douze animaux, issant de rinceaux et affrontés deux à deux. Tous ces animaux sont différents: trois ailés (deux béliers ? et un chien), des bouquetins, un cerf, un lion" (Breton 1993: 23).

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteHajar am-Dhaybiyya
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Ḍuraʾ
CountryYemen
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CULTURAL NOTES

Art
The decorative motifs show a strong Roman influence, but the bowl appears to have been produced by a provincial artisan. It is probably a local product.

EPIGRAPHS

TitleWādī Ḍuraʾ 1
ConcordanceATM 300
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Breton 1993Breton, Jean-François 1993. Les objets de luxe. Pages 23-41 in Jean-François Breton and Muḥammad ʿA. Bāfaqīh. Trésors du Wādī Duraʾ (République du Yémen). Fouilles franco-yémenites de la nécropole de Hajar am-Dhaybiyya. Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner.