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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-2260
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Wādī Ḍuraʾ 6B ATM 297


Simpson 2002: 206, figs. 305-307

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 297

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Container » Lid
MaterialSilver
Dimensionsd. 4.5
Decoration
Figurative subjectHuman figure
      Part of human bodyFace
Figurative subjectGeometric motif » Ovoli
Notes on support and decorations"Le couvercle montre une bande plate avec le nom du dédicant. Au centre un rang d'oves encadre la tête de Méduse aux yeux et à la bouche doré, et aux cheveux rehaussés d'or par endroits" (Breton 1993: 25).

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteHajar am-Dhaybiyya
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Ḍuraʾ
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Tomb 2
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CULTURAL NOTES

Art
The Medusa motif is exceptional in Yemen. The origin of the object is difficult to determine, but the Greek-Roman influence is clear.

EPIGRAPHS

TitleWādī Ḍuraʾ 6B
ConcordanceATM 297
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.