Votive plaque with dedication inscription and outstretched hand holding an oil lamp dish. Wadi Bayhan, Yemen, ca. 100-50 BC. Bronze. National Museum of Asian Art collection. More info in comments [3000×4000] [OC]
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Votive plaque with dedication inscription and outstretched hand holding an oil lamp dish. Wadi Bayhan, Yemen, ca. 100-50 BC. Bronze. National Museum of Asian Art collection. More info in comments [3000×4000] [OC]
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[Illuminated Hand
“Hamat’amm Dharhan of the tribe of Dharhan offered to his god and lord…a hand which is illuminated with an oil lamp and a dedication…”
This statement is part of the inscription on this votive plaque with a protruding hand that holds a small lamp dish. Cast in bronze, the inscription confirms the hand is intended to carry a light. This object illustrates the originality of South Arabian craftsmanship in combining both familiar and new traditions and techniques into highly unusual and original works of art. The dedicatory plaque was recovered in a house that belonged to an individual called Hadath, which faced the house of Yafash; where the two lion riders seen in the case on the back wall were found near the South Gate of Timna.
Inscribed plaque with lamp
Yemen, Wadi Bayhan, first half 1st century BC
Bronze
GIFT OF THE AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE STUDY OF MAN (WENDELL AND MERILYN PHILLIPS COLLECTION) ARTHUR M. SACKLER GALLERY S2013.2.88]