Lot Essay
For similar Sabean bronze plaques see p. 123 & p. 185 in Antonini et al., Ymen, au pays de la reine de Saba'.
CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
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A SABEAN BRONZE PLAQUE
circa 2nd-1st century b.c.
The square plaque with an eight line raised relief inscription in Qatabanean, within a raised plain border, dedicated to the god dhu-Samawi, the penitential text reading, "Saold, son of the clan of Nasrum, servant of Abath, the Habasha-nite, confessed to dhu-Samawi in Yaghraw, because...he washed himself in it [the well], and because he raped the bondwoman of his lord in a part of the temple when she was menstruating. May Saold avoid in the future to commit offenses in the sanctuary of dhu-Samawi"
6 in. (15.9 cm) high
circa 2nd-1st century b.c.
The square plaque with an eight line raised relief inscription in Qatabanean, within a raised plain border, dedicated to the god dhu-Samawi, the penitential text reading, "Saold, son of the clan of Nasrum, servant of Abath, the Habasha-nite, confessed to dhu-Samawi in Yaghraw, because...he washed himself in it [the well], and because he raped the bondwoman of his lord in a part of the temple when she was menstruating. May Saold avoid in the future to commit offenses in the sanctuary of dhu-Samawi"
6 in. (15.9 cm) high