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Lot 216*,W

A South Arabian bronze votive plaque

24 October 2012, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A South Arabian bronze votive plaque
Circa 1st Century B.C./A.D.
Framed by a flat border with five indentations along the upper edge, the dedicatory inscription in eight lines of Qatabanian script states that Sayhum Barnatum and Dhu-nayatum dedicated a statue to the gods Hawkum and Anbay and to the gods of the house Shib'an in return for the well-being of their sons Yashrah-il, Thawb, Shikar-il, and Akhlus, 13in (32.5cm) high, 15in (38cm) wide, mounted

Footnotes

Provenance:
The Cyrus Collection. Property of Fay Safani, New York.
Inherited from Edward Safani, acquired in the 1970s.

Literature:
The surname Barnatum is known from only two other Qatabanian inscriptions, both from ancient Timna.

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