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RES 3928 Ry 23
By kind permission of British Museum
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 117813=1925,0724.4 |
| Notes | Donated by Major B.R. French. |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Personal adornment » Pendant |
| Material | Bronze |
| Dimensions | l. 3.7, w. 0.7, th. 0.2, wt. 3 g |
| Notes on support and decorations | Long rectangular bronze pendant with a hole at one end for suspension. There is a Ancient South Arabian inscription on either side. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown (wādī Bayḥān) |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Notes | The BM's card gives as provenance: Bihan ed-Daula |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | RES 3928 |
| Concordance | Ry 23 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
| Link to epigraph record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Simpson 2002: 179, cat. 239 | 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] |