Fragment of a Frieze with an Ibex and Oryxes

Description This fragment, part of a stela, depicts a reclining ibex and three Arabian oryx antelope heads. The ibex was one of the most important sacred animals in ancient South Arabia, while the oryx was associated with the moon-god, 'Almaqah, and the god of Venus, "Athtar.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
5/12/2008	Examination	examined for condition

Exhibitions

• Faces of Ancient Arabia: The Giraud and Carolyn Foster Collection of South Arabian Art. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2008.

Provenance Sale, Sotheby's, London, July 14, 1986, lot 118; Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, July 14, 1986, by purchase; Giraud and Carolyn Foster, Baltimore, November 10, 1987, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2007, by gift.

Credit Gift of Giraud and Carolyn Foster, 2007