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LOT 0206

South Arabian Alabaster Tablet with Inscription

3RD CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.

4 3/4 in. (1.3 kg, 12 cm).

Rectangular with two lateral flanges to the upper face; worked and dressed face with legend in seriffed South Arabian script.

Provenance

Acquired by Barbara Toy, 1950/60s and thence by descent.

Literature

Cf. limestone block in the collection of the British Museum under accession no. 141539 (1985,0223.8) with more extensive legend in the script.

Footnotes

The South Arabian script is an abjad written sinistrograde; the present text appears to contain the numerals for '1' and '100'.

CONDITION

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LOT 0206

South Arabian Alabaster Tablet with Inscription

Sold for (Inc. bp): £780

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