sculpture
- Museum number
- 136211
- Description
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White limestone sculpture of a standing ibex carved on a base with two lines of incised inscription; traces of guide lines and presumed original red pigment infilling the inscription; the horns are chipped.
- Production date
- 3rdC BC-2ndC BC
- Dimensions
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Height: 31.20 centimetres
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Thickness: 16 centimetres
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Width: 16.10 centimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- This was previously described as an oryx or goat in the register, later annotated to ram or goat. It was initially attributed a 2nd century BC date.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
2017-2018 17 Jan-2 Jul, Basel, Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig, 'Arabia Felix: Treasures from Ancient South Arabia'
1997-2005 BM, G51/Ancient South Arabia
1976-1997 BM, West Stairs: South Arabian Landing [SAL], wall-case 1 [WC1]
- Condition
- Horns chipped; original pigment on surfaces (not to be cleaned)
- Acquisition date
- 1975
- Acquisition notes
- Offered for sale through Christies, Antiquities sale, London 12/7/1972, as lot 203. Subsequently entered on deposit by Mr S. Tomlinson on 16 September 1974; recommended for purchase to Director's Office on 19 November 1974, when described as "a South Arabian ram on offer" (memo on file in Correspondence, 1974).
- Department
- Middle East
- BM/Big number
- 136211
- Registration number
- 1975,0120.1
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: LuBM 2
