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Fragment of a Frieze with an Ibex and Oryxes   (  )
Artist	Anonymous (South Arabia)Unknown author
Title	Fragment of a Frieze with an Ibex and Oryxes
Malongosolelo	English: This fragment, part of a stela, depicts a reclining ibex and three Arabian oryx antelope heads. The ibex was one of the most important sacred animals in ancient South Arabia, while the oryx was associated with the moon-god, 'Almaqah, and the god of Venus, "Athtar.
Siku	5 century BC date QS:P571,-450-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Medium	limestone medium QS:P186,Q23757
Dimensions	height: 17 cm; width: 24 cm; depth: 8.2 cm dimensions QS:P2048,17U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,24U174728 dimensions QS:P5524,8.2U174728
Collection	Walters Art Museum    Native name Walters Art Museum Location Baltimore, United States Coordinates 39° 17′ 48″ N, 76° 36′ 58″ W   Established 1934  Website thewalters.org Authority file : Q210081 VIAF: 128918374 ISNI: 000000040373611X ULAN: 500279110 LCCN: no00096900 GND: 16029354-6 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number	21.38
Place of creation	Arabian Peninsula
Object history	Sale, Sotheby's, London, July 14, 1986, lot 118 Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, July 14, 1986, by purchase Giraud and Carolyn Foster, Baltimore, November 10, 1987, by purchase 2007: given to Walters Art Museum
Exhibition history	Faces of Ancient Arabia: The Giraud and Carolyn Foster Collection of South Arabian Art. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2008.
Credit line	Gift of Giraud and Carolyn Foster, 2007
Ukaboni	Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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