Incense Burner
| Object Number: | 30-47-32 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Eastern Mediterranean Gallery Currently On Display |
| Provenience: | South Arabia |
| Date Made: | 3rd century BCE - 1st century BCE |
| Early Date: | -299 |
| Late Date: | 0 |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Limestone |
| Height: | 9 cm |
| Length: | 9 cm |
| Width: | 9 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Quill Jones, 1930 |
| Other Number: | R'ES 4255 - Other Number |
Description
Or altar. Limestone. Square trough on four legs. Inscribed on four sides with names of aromatic plants: Libnai Kasat rnd drw: Sons of Kasat, nard, aloes.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Eastern Mediterranean Gallery: Crossroads of Culture (19 Nov 2022) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Article] Legrain, Leon. 1934. "In the Land of the Queen of Sheba". American Journal of Archaeology. Boston. Archaeological Institute of America. Vol. 38. no. 3. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 336, fig. 6 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue] Jung, Michael, and D'Amore, Paola, and Antonini de Maigret, Sabina. 26 Sep 2015. Searching for the Queen of Sheba.. Rome. Contemporanea Progetti. pg. 127 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 121 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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