Plaque with dedicatory inscription and attachment of an extended hand holding a phiale/lamp

Object Details

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Ancient Yemen: Incense, Art, and Trade (September 3, 2022 - ongoing)

  A Glimpse of Ancient Yemen (August 18, 2018 to March 30, 2021)

  Unearthing Arabia: The Archaeological Adventures of Wendell Phillips (October 11, 2014 to June 7, 2015)

  Caravan Kingdoms: Yemen and the Ancient Incense Trade (June 25 to September 11, 2005)

  Arabia Felix, the Land of the Queen of Sheba (March 27, 1969 to July 30, 1972)

• Origin

  Wadi Bayhan, Yemen

• Credit Line

  Gift of The American Foundation for the Study of Man (Wendell and Merilyn Phillips Collection)

• Type

  Jewelry and Ornament

• On View

  Sackler Gallery 22b: Ancient Yemen: Incense, Art, and Trade

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Place

  Wadi Bayhan

• Topic

  Art, Ancient Near Eastern Art, Wendell and Merilyn Phillips collection, Yemen

• Culture

  Middle Easterners

• Object Type

  Ornaments, Jewelry

• On View

  Yes