A man offering of a sculpted right hand inscripted with his name to the temple of the god Ta’lab Ryam. Ancient Yemen, c. 2st century AD [863×1288]
by 2nick101
A man offering of a sculpted right hand inscripted with his name to the temple of the god Ta’lab Ryam. Ancient Yemen, c. 2st century AD [863×1288]
by 2nick101
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Which language is that?
Fascinating! Was this kind of offering common for the time (presumably among the wealthy)?
It’s so intricately carved; clearly a lot of work went into that sculpture!
Does anyone know what the inscription says?
Oh I saw this in one of those books on Rome. Yemen, which was a huge supplier of incense to Rome collapsed after the empire transitioned into Christianity. With that, the worship of Ra’lab Ryam & a other pagan gods in the region gradually died out.