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Votive plaque inscribed with Sabaean dedication

ca. late 1st millennium BCE
Not on view
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Votive plaque inscribed with Sabaean dedication
  • Date: ca. late 1st millennium BCE
  • Geography: Southwestern Arabia
  • Medium: Copper alloy
  • Dimensions: 10 7/8 × 6 × 1/2 in. (27.6 × 15.2 × 1.3 cm)
  • Credit Line: Pfeiffer Fund, 1993
  • Object Number: 1993.169
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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