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BM 135682
By kind permission of British Museum
By kind permission of British Museum
By kind permission of British Museum
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 135682=1972,0226.1 |
| Notes | Purchased from Ernest Ohly. |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Incense burner | ||||||
| Shape | Rectangular with feet | ||||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||||
| Dimensions | l. 28.5, w. 16.2, h. 9.1 | ||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | A rectangular container with four feet and extraordinarily thin short vertical walls with open-work panels near the bottom. The decoration consists of a row of highly stylized bulls’ heads, which are carved on all four sides. Along one of the long sides is a fragmentary inscription written with drilled dots. A similar limestone object (for its structure and size, openwork panels and similar feet), comes from the treasure of Wādī Ḍuraʾ (cf. Breton, Bāfaqīh 1993: 37, cat. 74, pls 21/62 and 34/107-108). The object is also considered to be a tray (cf. Simpson 2002). |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Religious context |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | BM 135682 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language |
| Link to epigraph record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Simpson 2002: 138, cat. 178 | Simpson, St John (ed.) 2002. Queen of Sheba. Treasures from the ancient Yemen. London: British Museum Press. [Catalogue of an exhibition held at the British Museum, London] |