CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Front side
By kind permission of Museo Nazionale d'Arte Orientale, Rome

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositRoma, Museo Nazionale d’Arte Orientale “Giuseppe Tucci”, n. inv. 10325/11519

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 16.8, w. 12.5, th. 6.4
Decoration
Figurative subjectAnimal » Bull
      Part of animal bodyHead
      ViewFrontal
Notes on support and decorationsFragment of stela (with framework?) decorated with a frieze of bucrania.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown (Shabwa governorate)
Ancient siteUnknown
CountryYemen
Link to site record

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Antonini, D'Amore and Jung 2012: p. 261, n. 115.Antonini, Sabina, D'Amore, Paola and Jung, Michael (eds) 2012. Il trono della regina di Saba. Cultura e diplomazia fra Italia e Yemen. La Collezione Sudarabica del Museo Nazionale d'Arte Orientale. Rome: Artemide.