Stela with bull’s head, inscribed below

Rectangular stele with bull’s head and inscribed panel at bottom. Upper right head and left horn of the bull’s head missing.

Historical period(s)
early 1st century
Medium
Calcite alabaster
Dimensions
H x W x D: 29.3 × 10.6 × 8 cm (11 9/16 × 4 3/16 × 3 1/8 in)
Geography
Yemen, Wadi Bayhan
Credit Line
Gift of The American Foundation for the Study of Man (Wendell and Merilyn Phillips Collection)
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Accession Number
S2013.2.214
On View Location
Sackler Gallery 22b: Ancient Yemen: Incense, Art, and Trade
Classification(s)
Sculpture, Stone
Type

Stela

Keywords
bull, funerary, stela, Wendell and Merilyn Phillips collection, Yemen
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Rectangular stele with bull's head and inscribed panel at bottom. Upper right head and left horn of the bull's head missing.

Inscription(s)

Inscription translates as: “Thaub’il dhu-Yan’im”

Published References
  • The World Between Empires: Art and Identity in the Ancient Middle East. Exh. cat. New York. p. 39, Plate 26.
  • Albert Jamme. Pieces epigraphiques sudarabes de Heid bin Aqi. vol. 30, Louvain, 1952. pp.211, 249.
Collection Area(s)
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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