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MuB 36
By kind permission of Mission Qataban
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Bayḥān, Museum, 36 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Altar | ||||||
| Shape | Squared | ||||||
| Material | Stone | ||||||
| Dimensions | h. 14, w. 25.5 | ||||||
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| Notes on support and decorations | Stone block inscribed on four faces, probraly constituting the upper element of an altar. The inscribed faces are decorated with false windows at the corners, while a frieze of squared dentils runs on the upper edge of three sides, one of which alternates the squared dentils with a central frieze of triangles. Low relief. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hajar Kuḥlān |
| Ancient site | Tmnʿ |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | MuB 36 |
| Concordance | CSAI I, 89 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
| Link to epigraph record |