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| Keywords: South Arabian - Seal with Inscription - Walters 421512.jpg Pierced lengthwise this seal could have been mounted on a finger ring or strung on a necklace as an amulet Only the middle section of the seal is readable; it may contain the phrase Belonging to Ba'an The term Ba'an is unfamiliar; it might be the name of a local god a place or the owner century 6 5 BC chalcedony cm 1 8 1 2 0 5 accession number 42 1512 76496 Ahmed local art dealer Ta'izz Yemen Giraud and Carolyn Foster Baltimore 1962 by purchase Walters Art Museum Gift of Giraud and Carolyn Foster 2007 Transliteration l-B'n Translation Belonging to Ba'an Faces of Ancient Arabia The Giraud and Carolyn Foster Collection of South Arabian Art The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2008 place of origin Arabian Peninsula Walters Art Museum license South Arabian art in the Walters Art Museum Art of Saudi Arabia Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
