Relief fragment with three registers: dentils / ibexes heads / possibly ibex in side profile (?)

Decorated plaque. At the very top row are raised tegular panels resembling dentils. A second row is a bucrania frieze with four bull’s heads. Below a frieze with an ibex panel and fragment of an inscription.

Historical period(s)
1st century BCE-early 1st century CE
Medium
Calicte alabaster
Dimensions
H x W x D: 26.2 × 17.8 × 6.6 cm (10 5/16 × 7 × 2 5/8 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
S2013.2.215
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Architectural Element, Stone
Type

Relief

Keywords
ibex, relief, Wendell and Merilyn Phillips collection, Yemen
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Decorated plaque. At the very top row are raised tegular panels resembling dentils. A second row is a bucrania frieze with four bull's heads. Below a frieze with an ibex panel and fragment of an inscription.

Published References
  • Ray L. Cleveland. An Ancient South Arabian Necropolis. Baltimore. pp. 31-32, pl. 54.
Collection Area(s)
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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