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A-20-261
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DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, University Museum, A-20-261 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela (nfs¹) | ||||||
| Material | Stone | ||||||
| Dimensions | h. 30, w. 35, th. 12 | ||||||
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| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | This slab, as shown by its name nfs¹, is certainly part of a funerary monument.The inscription is framed by a decoration in low relief of vine scroll with bunches of grapes. On the right, the lower part of a globular grooved vessel, with pointed base is visible. The vessel belongs to the same typology testified on RES 4575, a Sabaic stela of the British Museum (BM 125341), which depicts an empty arch, supported by channelled columns. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown (wādī al-Jawf) |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī al-Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | A-20-261 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic |
| Link to epigraph record |