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RES 4230
Calvet and Robin 1997: 101, cat. 11/A-B
Calvet and Robin 1997: 101, cat. 11/A-B
Calvet and Robin 1997: 102, cat. 11/C
Calvet and Robin 1997: 102, cat. 11/D
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Paris, Louvre Museum, DAO 20 |
| Notes | In 1997, the editors wrote that the object was temporarily deposited in the Louvre Museum, but it was part of the collection of the Musée Borély in Marseille (n° 5543). |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Incense burner (mqṭr) | ||||||
| Shape | With truncated pyramidal base | ||||||
| Material | Stone | ||||||
| Dimensions | h. 25.5, w. 18, th. 16 | ||||||
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| Notes on support and decorations | Limestone incense burner with truncated-pyramidal base. The upper element has a squared shape. It is decorated with three merlons on top of each side. The frontal face is the only to show a decoration. This consists of a squared panel with the representation of the crescent moon and disc standing on a trapezoidal base. The upper and lateral sides are decorated with false windows. The lower side shows a horizontal row of dentils. The inscription is incised on the frontal and the two lateral sides (on the right one, then on the left side) the of the base. For the measures of each side of the object, see Jamme 1958-1959: 185. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | RES 4230 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern Middle Sabaic |
| Link to epigraph record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1958-1959: 185 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1958-1959. Les antiquités Sud-Arabes du Musée Borély à Marseille. Cahiers de Byrsa, 8: 149-189. |