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BM 130896 Ja 48


By kind permission of British Museum

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositLondon, The British Museum, BM 130896=1951,0407.15; 120
NotesBequeathed by Sir Antonin Besse.

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief
SubjectBull head
MaterialAlabaster
Dimensionsh. 12.4, w. 11.3, th. 11.6
Decoration
Figurative subjectAnimal » Bull
      Part of animal bodyHead
Notes on support and decorationsThe bull’s head was once part of a calcite-alabaster stela. The bull has small horns lined where they meet the head. There are two distinct wrinkles on the muzzle with the ends bent sharply downwards towards two crescent shaped nostrils and a c-shaped mouth; there is no detailing of the jaw line. There are wrinkles with squared ends carved in flat relief highlighting the eyes.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown (wādī Bayḥān)
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context
NotesAccording to A. Jamme (cf. Jamme 1955 a: 117), all the objects of the Besse collection are originating from the wādī Bayḥān region.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1951: 175Jamme, Albert W.F. 1951. Pièces anepigraphes sud-arabes d’Aden. Le Muséon, 64: 157-176.
Jamme 1955 a: 126Jamme, Albert W.F. 1955. Pièces qatabanites et sabéennes d'Aden. Anadolu Arastirmalari, 1: 117-126.