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Source Description
The ibex, a kind of wild mountain goat, was a symbol of nature's energy and the power of the wild. The epithet "God of Ibexes" was reserved for the principal gods, such as 'Almaqah of Saba'. The motif of ibexes in a frieze or framed in a stela may represent man's control over nature. This fragment with two semi-recumbent (reclining) ibexes was part of a framed stela, which probably contained a dedicatory inscription in the central field.
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Document identity
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76476
label
Fragment of an Ibex Frieze
core
obj
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sculpture
citationUrl
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6
Source metadata
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76476
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Fragment of an Ibex Frieze
description
The ibex, a kind of wild mountain goat, was a symbol of nature's energy and the power of the wild. The epithet "God of Ibexes" was reserved for the principal gods, such as 'Almaqah of Saba'. The motif of ibexes in a frieze or framed in a stela may represent man's control over nature. This fragment with two semi-recumbent (reclining) ibexes was part of a framed stela, which probably contained a dedicatory inscription in the central field.
provenance
Sale, Sotheby's, London, February 1, 1971, lot 81; Giraud and Carolyn Foster, Baltimore, February 1, 1971, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2007, by gift.
date
8th-7th century BCE
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
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en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
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fragments
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6
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6
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
18.3
height
13.8
depth
3.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 7 3/16 x W: 5 7/16 x D: 1 5/16 in. (18.26 x 13.81 x 3.33 cm)
Source extras
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calcite-alabaster
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15549
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SAY
exhibition_ids
2002
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