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Antonini Stela 2
Antonini 2005: 309, pl. 1/b
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with eyes or stylized face | ||||
| Material | Stone | ||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | The stela is broken. Only the lower part with the incised trace of the chin and the inscription remains. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Barāqish |
| Ancient site | Yṯl |
| Geographical area | Southern Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
| Notes | This and three other fragmentary stelae, of which only the representation of the human face remains, were found reemployed in modern buildings covering the previous islamic ones, which lied on the structures of the Baraqish temple A (dedicated to the god Nkrḥ). Antonini remarks that they could come from the very temple as well as from a necropolis situated near Baraqish. |
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EPIGRAPHS
| Title | Antonini Stela 2 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic |
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