Plaque with dedicatory inscription and attachment of an extended hand holding a phiale/lamp
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Object Details
- Collection
- National Museum of Asian Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- Ancient Yemen: Incense, Art, and Trade (September 3, 2022 - ongoing)
- A Glimpse of Ancient Yemen (August 18, 2018 to March 30, 2021)
- Unearthing Arabia: The Archaeological Adventures of Wendell Phillips (October 11, 2014 to June 7, 2015)
- Caravan Kingdoms: Yemen and the Ancient Incense Trade (June 25 to September 11, 2005)
- Yemen au pays de la reine de Saba (October 25, 1997 to October 13, 2002)
- Arabia Felix, the Land of the Queen of Sheba (March 27, 1969 to July 30, 1972)
- Credit Line
- Gift of The American Foundation for the Study of Man (Wendell and Merilyn Phillips Collection)
- first half 1st century BCE
- Accession Number
- S2013.2.88
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Jewelry and Ornament
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 22.3 × 14.4 × 21.5 cm (8 3/4 × 5 11/16 × 8 7/16 in)
- Origin
- Wadi Bayhan, Yemen
- On View
- Sackler Gallery 22b: Ancient Yemen: Incense, Art, and Trade
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- casting
- metal
- bronze
- Yemen
- Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Wendell and Merilyn Phillips collection
- Record ID
- fsg_S2013.2.88
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3d5fc2887-beb5-45ee-a17b-c0f2d13c03cf
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