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Votive plaque inscribed with Sabaean dedication

Votive plaque inscribed with Sabaean dedication. Dimensions: H. 10 7/8 × W. 6 × D. 1/2 in. (27.6 × 15.2 × 1.3 cm). Date: ca. late 1st millennium B.C.. This votive plaque with a raised border around its edges has a Sabaean dedicatory inscription. While the worship of aniconic images was widespread among South Arabian cultures, the precise significance of the inscription as a cult object is uncertain. The practice of dedicating the inscription itself, as opposed to placing the inscription on an object intended for dedication, is a departure from the contemporary customs of greater Mesopotamia and Iran.
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Title:
Votive plaque inscribed with Sabaean dedication
Caption:
Votive plaque inscribed with Sabaean dedication. Dimensions: H. 10 7/8 × W. 6 × D. 1/2 in. (27.6 × 15.2 × 1.3 cm). Date: ca. late 1st millennium B.C.. This votive plaque with a raised border around its edges has a Sabaean dedicatory inscription. While the worship of aniconic images was widespread among South Arabian cultures, the precise significance of the inscription as a cult object is uncertain. The practice of dedicating the inscription itself, as opposed to placing the inscription on an object intended for dedication, is a departure from the contemporary customs of greater Mesopotamia and Iran.
Technique/material:
copper alloy
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
3212 x 4283 px | 39.4 MB
Print size:
27.2 x 36.3 cm | 10.7 x 14.3 in (300 dpi)
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