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CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C. - MID 2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A QATABANIAN ALABASTER STELE OF AN ORANT
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C. - MID 2ND CENTURY A.D.
The standing figure wearing long tunic, hands together in suppliant pose, details finely incised with folds around the neck, inscriptions read, "Father is (the god) Wadd", and the name of the dedicant "Tad-'ab" ("Unique or lofty is the father"), mounted
10¾ in. (27.2 cm.) high
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C. - MID 2ND CENTURY A.D.
The standing figure wearing long tunic, hands together in suppliant pose, details finely incised with folds around the neck, inscriptions read, "Father is (the god) Wadd", and the name of the dedicant "Tad-'ab" ("Unique or lofty is the father"), mounted
10¾ in. (27.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Excavated pre-1960 at Heid bin 'Aqil, the necropolis of Timna, the capital of the ancient kingdom of Qataban, east of Saba/Sheba in central Yemen.
Sold Christie's London, 12 July 1960, lot 107.
English private collection; the remainder of the present owner's South Arabian collection was sold at Christie's London, 13 May 2003, lots 24-33.
Sold Christie's London, 12 July 1960, lot 107.
English private collection; the remainder of the present owner's South Arabian collection was sold at Christie's London, 13 May 2003, lots 24-33.
Special notice
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