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Inscribed Fragment of a Stone Vessel
4th-2nd century BCE
banded limestone
(South Arabia)
(South Arabia)
This fragment of a jar once carried an inscription. Only two letters-transliterated as "m" and "w"-have been preserved.
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.
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.
Sultan of Say'un; Giraud and Carolyn Foster, Baltimore, 1962, by gift; 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. |
Geographies
Arabian Peninsula (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 1/4 x W: 2 9/16 x D: 5/8 in. (8.3 x 6.5 x 1.6 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.
21.69