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Gold signet featuring at the triangular extremities
two romping quadrupeds, possibly does, separated
by finely drilled lines. In the two broad central lines
an Old Arabian inscription consisting of four
characters each line reading ' Arzan, of the (clan)
Kharif'. The personal name 'Arzan' occurs in
Sabaean and in turn Kharif is attested both in
Safaitic (in northern Arabia) and in Sabaean and
Hadramatic also. The letter forms with lack of serifs
would be consistent with a date in the 1st century
BC.
Translation and interpretation kindly provided by
Prof. K.A. Kitchen, University of Liverpool.
- (LO.1200)
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