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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.
ProvenanceAcquired by Barbara Toy, 1950/60s and thence by descent.
LiteratureCf. limestone block in the collection of the British Museum under accession no. 141539 (1985,0223.8) with more extensive legend in the script.
FootnotesThe South Arabian script is an abjad written sinistrograde; the present text appears to contain the numerals for '1' and '100'.
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