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RES 3926
By kind permission of British Museum
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 117818=1925,0724.9 |
| Notes | Donated by Major B.R. French. |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Seal » Stamp seal | ||
| Material | Semiprecious stone | ||
| Dimensions | h. 0.95, l. 1.53, w. 0.96; wt. 1.5g | ||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Brown and white banded agate stamp-seal in the form of a sleeping duck with hole pierced through widthways and lengthways for suspension. The flat face is engraved with an ancient South Arabian monogram. The seal is probably imported from Babylonia, to which the Sabaean monogram may have been added. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Bayḥān ad-Dawla |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Masūar |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | RES 3926 |
| Concordance | Ry 21 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
| Link to epigraph record |