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as-Sawdāʾ TA 1B 3
Arbach and Audouin 2004: 29, fig. 4; Audouin and Arbach 2004: 1294, fig. 5
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Architectural structure » Pillar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | Stone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Notes on support and decorations | Pillar decorated with a vertical series of panels representing ritual scenes with anthropomorphic divinities. The scene as-Sawdāʾ TA 1A 3 is the third from the top of the pillar. It represents two seated gods, one in front of the other: on the right ʾlmqh, on the left ʾrnydʿ. They are placed on low stools with crossed legs, separated by an altar supported by long legs (for comparison see the bronze altar AO 31930) and a decorative motif (animal frieze; animal gutter?), with an incense burner on the top. Between the two figures, a seated woman with a child, represented in smaller size. ʾrnydʿ holds in the left hand a long braided straw, ʾlmqh his symbol in the left. The heads are not very clear but both seem to have long beards (false?) or a kind of mask. The scene is framed by two trees joining together with a braid on the top. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | as-Sawdāʾ |
| Ancient site | Ns²n |
| Geographical area | Jawf - Wādī al-Buhayra |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾrnydʿ |
| Notes | Intra muros temple. |
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EPIGRAPHS
| Title | as-Sawdāʾ TA 1B 3a |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic |
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| Title | as-Sawdāʾ TA 1B 3b |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic |
| Link to epigraph record |