Statuette

30-47-93

From: South Arabia

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 30-47-93
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Sabaean
Provenience South Arabia
Date Made 1st century - 3rd century CE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Bronze
Iconography Animal
Description

Bronze. Head and legs are badly broken. Short head, neck and body. Wears a collar. Thin metal is filled with bitumen. Two holes on either side served probably to attach a metal inscription (cf. the horse in Tshinili Kiosk, Constantinople, Handbuch, Abb 72).

Height 11 cm
Length 15 cm
Width 6 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Quill Jones, 1930

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