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Moussaieff 22
Antonini 2008: 218, pl. 1/1-2
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Animal figure | ||||||||
| Material | Bronze | ||||||||
| Dimensions | h. 50, w. 70 | ||||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Couple of symmetrical lions in profile (one facing left, the other one facing right), with the head in frontal view. They were probably placed against a wall, flanking an entrance. Both lions are supported by a rectangular base, with the same inscription. Lion and base are cast together. Lost wax casting. See Antonini 2008. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | as-Sawdāʾ |
| Ancient site | Ns²n |
| Geographical area | Jawf - Wādī al-Buhayra |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʿṯtr bʿl ʾḏnn |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | Moussaieff 22 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic |
| Link to epigraph record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Antonini 2008 | Antonini, Sabina 2008. Due leoni/appliques da Nashshān (Jawf, Repubblica dello Yemen). Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 31: 213-218. |