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Cox 2
Robin 2005-2006: 282, fig. 174
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with eyes or stylized face | ||||
| Material | Stone | ||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Complete rectangular stela with human face. Carved eyes and mouth in form of lozenge, triangular eyebrows and oval face, with long triangular nose in relief. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown (wādī al-Jawf) |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī al-Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
| Notes | The provenance of this inscription is unknown. Robin suggests an origin from the Jawf, on the base of the typical Minaic name engraved on the stela; furthermore, this kind of stela is considered specifically Minaic (see Antonini 2005). |
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EPIGRAPHS
| Title | Cox 2 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic |
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