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Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

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  • Editor(s)
    Alessandra Lombardi
    CSAI Team
  • First published
    2013-10-01
  • Last revised
    2019-06-14
  • DOI
    10.82194/dasi-obj-5735
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CIH 935


By kind permission of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
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By kind permission of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
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By kind permission of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
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By kind permission of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
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CIH: iii/i, pl. LIII

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositWien, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Sem 48

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Weight
MaterialBronze
Dimensionsh. 3.5, w. 3.2, th. 1.7
Decoration
Figurative subjectAnimal » Lion
      Part of animal bodyHead
      ViewFrontal
Notes on support and decorationsRectangular bronze weight with arch handle on its upper side to grasp the object. The inscription, in relief, is placed on one of its long sides, while one of its shorter sides shows a schematic lion (?) face, in frontal view, with mane framing the face. Cast.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleCIH 935
ConcordanceRES 3478
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Nielsen 1927: 24Nielsen, Ditlef (ed.) 1927. Die altarabische Kultur. Ditlef Nielsen, Handbuch der altarabischen Altertumskunde. 1. Copenhagen: A. Busck.
Müller, David H. 1899: 52Müller, David H. (ed.) 1899. Südarabische Altertümer im Kunsthistorischen Hofmuseum. Vienna: Alfred Hölder. [Im Auftrage und mit Unterstützung des Oberstlämmerer-Amtes seiner K. und K. Apost. Majestät]