Mortuary Statue
B8903
Location: On Display in the Eastern Mediterranean Gallery
From: Syria | Palmyra
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | B8903 |
| Current Location | Eastern Mediterranean Gallery - On Display |
| Culture | Roman |
| Provenience | Syria | Palmyra |
| Date Made | 150-250 CE |
| 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." Pigment remains on part of eyes, and his tunic has a series of holes drilled which likely contained stones to showcase his decorated costume. His hair is of typical "Parthian" curls. |
| Height | 51 cm |
| Width | 38 cm |
| Depth | 27 cm |
| Credit Line | Babylonian Expedition to Nippur II, 1890 |
| Other Number | P263720 - CDLI Number |
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