Calcite alabaster vessel, Southwestern Arabia, ca. mid-1st millennium BC, 5.25 cm, diameter of base 7.1 cm.

Vessels and containers

Material: Gemas/Perlas Piedras | Type: Recipientes/Vasijas | Countries: Yemen

  • Period

    mid-1st millennium BC - 13th c.

  • Red List

    Lista Roja de Emergencia – Yemen

Category

Vessels and containers
Metal, wood, stone and clay vessels and containers, can be decorated and can bear ancient or Arabic writings.
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