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B 8792
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DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, Military Museum, B 8792 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief | ||||
| Subject | Bull head | ||||
| Material | Stone | ||||
| Dimensions | h. 19, w. 20.5, th. 2.8 | ||||
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| Notes on support and decorations | Fragment of stela decorated with a row of squared dentils on the top. In the internal recessed panel, the left half of a bull's head in low relief, is preserved. A triangular element on the animal's brow filled by wavy lines, probably representing a tuft of hair, is visible. Between the horns there is a stylized vegetal element. The preserved horn is open and branching. The bull's characteristics are typical of the late period; in particular, this kind of horns are attested in the Ẓafar area (cf. Costa 1973, no. 81, pl. XX/2). |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
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EPIGRAPHS
| Title | B 8792 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Costa 1973 | Costa, Paolo M. 1973. Antiquities from Ẓafar (Yemen). Annali dell'Istituto Orientale di Napoli, 33: 185-206. |