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Wādī Ḍuraʾ 31 ATM 226


ʿAzza ʿAlī ʿAqīl and Sabina Antonini
ʿAlī ʿAqīl and Antonini 2007: 229, cat. III.C.5

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 226

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Container » Ladle
MaterialBronze
Dimensionsh. 14
Decoration
TypeFramework » With abstract-figurative elements
Figurative subjectAnimal » Ibex
      Part of animal bodyHead
Notes on support and decorations"Manche de louche, conservé sur 14 cm, pourvu d'un anneau médian et terminé par une tête de ibex" (Breton 1993: 29).

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteHajar am-Dhaybiyya
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Ḍuraʾ
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextFunerary context
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Breton and Bāfaqīh 1993: 29, cat. 31, pl. 13/32, pl. 14/36, pl. 28/88.Breton, Jean-François and Bāfaqīh, Muḥammad ʿA. 1993. Trésors du Wādī Duraʾ (République du Yémen). Fouilles franco-yémenites de la nécropole de Hajar am-Dhaybiyya. Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner.
ʿAlī ʿAqīl and Antonini 2007: 229, cat. III.C.5ʿAlī ʿAqīl,ʿAzza and Antonini, Sabina 2007. Bronzi sudarabici di periodo preislamico. Repertorio iconografico sudarabico. 3. Paris: de Boccard / Rome: IsIAO. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres; Istituto Italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente]