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Stela with Bull's Head
(South Arabia)
This type of rectangular stela with an integral three-dimensional bull's head on the front is probably the innovative creation of a workshop in Timna'. The inscription on the base contains the name of its female owner: Lehy'thet of the Iljeb clan. Most such bull's-head stelae were placed in tombs, because the bull had the connotation of renewal on earth and in the afterlife.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Sotheby's, London, between 1963 and 1971; Giraud and Carolyn Foster, Baltimore, between 1963 and 1971, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2007, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 2008 | Faces of Ancient Arabia: The Giraud and Carolyn Foster Collection of South Arabian Art. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 5/1/2008 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Arabian Peninsula (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 10 5/8 x W: 6 5/16 x D: 1 3/8 in. (27 x 16 x 3.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Giraud and Carolyn Foster, 2007
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
21.51