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CIAS S 56/p 2/95.11 n° 2
CIAS: ii, 371
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 2497+NAM 442 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief (mʿmr) | ||||
| Subject | Bull head | ||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||
| Dimensions | h. 28, w. 15.4, th. 3 | ||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Rectangular stela without base, inscribed at the bottom, with angular short legs. The stela belongs to a rare type with the bull's head (carved in full-relief) inserted through a tenon in a squared cavity on the upper part of the slab. Head now detached. High relief. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥayd Ibn ʿAqīl |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context: Necropolis |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | CIAS S 56/p 2/95.11 n° 2 |
| Concordance | CSAI I, 319 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
| Link to epigraph record |