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Ry 574


Ryckmans, Gonzague 1958 a: Pl. IV

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with scene (ṣwr)
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 25, w. 20
Decoration
Figurative subjectHuman figure
      GenderUndefined
      Part of human bodyComplete figure
      Human gestureStanding
      Human clothes and attributesShort skirt
      ViewFrontal
Figurative subjectHuman figure
      GenderUndefined
      Part of human bodyComplete figure
      Human gestureStanding
      Human clothes and attributesShort skirt
      ViewIn profile
Figurative subjectArchitectural element » Arch
Figurative subjectArchitectural element » Column
Figurative subjectPlant » Vine scroll
Figurative subjectPlant » Bunch of grapes
Notes on support and decorationsTwo standing human figures, whose sex is not determinable, are represented in
frontal view below a pointed arch. The arch is supported by two fluted columns with Corinthian-like capitals. The space in the upper corners of the field are filled by vegetal elements with bunches of grapes, which are touching the arch’s point. The arch, incised with vertical lines (rope motif), is decorated on the interior with a row of ovoli. The left figure, in frontal view, is amply proportioned and is holding an object in its right raised hand, that was probably a bird as in the comparable stela CIH 723 (for this suggestion see Lombardi 2014: 159); the right one, in profile, is represented in smaller size. Low relief.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context
NotesThe provenance from Mārib is supposed by G. Ryckmans (1958:114).
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleRy 574
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Gonzague 1958 a: 114-115, pl. IVRyckmans, Gonzague 1958. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Seizième série. Le Muséon, 71: 105-119.
Lombardi 2014: 159-160Lombardi, Alessandra 2014. Le stele sudarabiche denominate ṣwr: monumenti votivi o funerari?. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 37: 149-177.