Mortuary Statue

Object Number:

B8903

Current Location:

Collections storage

Culture:

Roman

Provenience:

Syria
Palmyra

Section:

Near Eastern

Materials:

Limestone

Technique:

High Relief

Iconography:

Man
Lamb
Tray
Inscription

Description:

CBS Register: Fragment of slab in limestone, mortuary stone. In high relief, young man (bust) with lamb on a tray, Palmyrene inscription to the right and left of his head. Romano: "Good condition. Broken off a round entire perimeter. Vertical crack down left side of face and continuing below chin."

Bibliography:

[Catalogue] Romano, Irene B. 2006. Classical Sculpture; Catalogue of the Cypriot, Greek and Roman Stone Sculpture in the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. : Page/Fig./Plate: 298:142

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