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English: Perfume-burner with ibex; the other face shows a South-Arabic inscription about the sun-goddess Shams. Limestone, 1st–3rd century AD, Yemen.
Français : Brûle-parfum au bouquetin ; l'autre face présente une inscription sud-arabique mentionnant la déesse solaire Shams. Calcaire, Ier-IIIe siècles ap. J.-C., Yémen.
Dimensions H. 30 cm (11 ¾ in.), W. 24 cm (9 ¼ in.), D. 24 cm (9 ¼ in.)
institution QS:P195,Q19675
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Department of Oriental Antiquities, Sully wing, ground floor, room 19
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DAO 19
Credit line Deposit from the Vieille Charité Museum in Marseille, 1976
Source/Photographer Jastrow (2007)

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