Funerary relief of Haliphat from Palmyra (PAL0119)
Limestone funerary relief of Haliphat, identified as such in the Palmyrene inscription over her shoulders, which likewise gives her date of death as 231 CE. She wears a veil and headdress, and her wavy hair is parted in the middle and secured behind her head beneath the veil. A lock of hair extends from the part over her forehead. She wears a thin strand of beads across her neck, above a series of Venus rings. In addition, -----beaded necklaces, and two rings on her left-hand little-finger. Her tunic and cloak are fastened with a large circular brooch with a rosette and geometric decorations. Her right hand is raised to her cheek, and she extends her forefinger and middle-finger to touch her cheek, while the ring- and little-fingers are bent to touch her jaw. Her left arm is draped but her left hand extends from her cloak to hold the edge, while extending her pinky- and fore-fingers. Behind her is a background composed of a cloth and two palm fronds secured with rosettes at each end. Traces of paint are still legible on Haliphat's drapery and face.
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Limestone
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PAL0119
Funerary relief for a woman from Palmyra (PAL0116)
A limestone funerary relief of a woman with a Palmyrene inscription over the left shoulder. She wears a headdress and veil with a headband decorated in a palm motif flanked by geometric shapes, a design used frequently on the funerary reliefs of Palmyra. The band headdress covers her forehead and obscures the part in her hair, but tendrils of wavy hair spill onto the figure's shoulders beneath the veil. She wears elaborate earrings and several necklace strands (or one necklace made up of different strands). Her tunic beneath her cloak is decorated, and a band of floral decoration (perhaps another piece of jewelry) is located around her upper right arm. In her left hand she grasps the end of her cloak in a loop, while she gestures with her right hand, palm in, with the thumb, pointer, and little finger extended and the two middle fingers folded down. The incised almond shaped eyes, frontal composition, and fleshy Venus-rings across her neck are often found on these reliefs. Dated to the third century CE.
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Limestone
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PAL0116
Inscribed funerary relief of a woman from Palmyra (PAL0115)
A limestone funerary relief depicting a woman with a Palmyrene inscription over her left shoulder. She wears a veil and diadem decorated with floral and lattice designs found frequently on other examples, and her hair is parted in the center and wraps back around the head beneath the veil. The eyebrows, eyes, and pupils are incised, with the gaze directly slightly upward. The woman wears a tunic, ball earrings, two necklaces (one with a circular hanging pendant), and two rings on her lefthand little finger. Both arms are held against the body beneath her drapery, and her right arm crosses over her chest to rest on (or grasp) the cloak on her opposite shoulder. Her left hand extends from the cloak, whose edge is looped up and grasped between her thumb and forefinger, with the rest of her fingers likewise extended. Behind the figure is a cloth seemingly affixed to the background by a four-petaled rosette at the right corner (the left is damaged). From Palmyra, dated c.175 CE.
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Image rights: Public domain via <a href="https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/7097" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yale University Art Gallery</a>
Limestone
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PAL0115
Inscribed funerary relief for a woman from Palmyra (PAL0114)
A limestone funerary relief of a woman with a Palmyrene inscription over the figure's left shoulder. The woman, the deceased, wears a veil over a headdress with an unusually high diadem. She holds the edge of her veil in her right hand, a typical gesture in Palmyrene portraiture. Her left hand is partially wrapped in the cloak she wears over her tunic, and she holds a spindle and distaff while extending her pointer and pinky finger, and folding her middle and ring finger. Her head is turned slightly to her left, and is not straight on as in many other examples of this type from Palmyra. Dated to c. 125-150 CE.
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Image rights: Public domain via <a href="https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/7096" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yale University Art Gallery</a>
Limestone
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PAL0114
Funerary relief of Abuna, daughter of Nabuna from Palmyra (PAL0111)
Limestone funerary relief of Abuna, identified in the Palmyrene inscription over her left shoulder as the daughter of Nabuna, son of Anini. She wears a veil and headdress with a decorated band, featuring a central floral motif and a lattice pattern (see also <a href="http://wireproject.org/items/show/710#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0&xywh=-1269%2C0%2C4788%2C2999" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PAL0112</a>). With her left hand, she grasps the edge of the veil, a gesture frequently encountered on these reliefs. Her hair is up and back behind the veil (as in <a href="http://wireproject.org/items/show/710#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0&xywh=-1269%2C0%2C4788%2C2999" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PAL0112</a>, <a href="http://wireproject.org/items/show/711#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0&xywh=-197%2C-1%2C766%2C480" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PAL0113</a>). The woman wears a tunic and cloak fastened with a large circular brooch at her left shoulder, as well as earrings, a pendant necklace, and two rings on her left pinky. Her right arm is wrapped in her tunic and cloak, the edge of which she holds between her thumb and forefinger, with her middle-finger likewise extended, and her ring and pinky finger folded. Traces of red paint appear in the inscription over the figure's left shoulder. From Palmyra, dated c.170-230 CE.
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Limestone
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PAL0111
Funerary relief of No'om, wife of Haira from Palmyra (PAL0110)
Inscribed limestone funerary relief of No'om, identified in a Palmyrene inscription as the wife of Haira, son of Maliku. The relief depicts a woman facing front, draped, and wearing a headdress. The headband and edge of her robes are decorated with rosettes and geometric decoration. Her hair is pulled up and back beneath the headdress, with two tendrils spilling over her shoulders. She wears jewelry typical of funerary depictions of women in Palmyra, including necklaces, bracelets, earrings (decorated with a human bust), and a brooch topped with a lion, with a key attached below. With her right hand, she holds the edge of her veil, and in her left hand, she holds a spindle and distaff with two fingers and a thumb extended around them. Both gestures and attributes are found elsewhere at Palmyra.
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Limestone
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PAL0110
Ossuary with an Aramaic inscription for Shapira wife of Shim'on the proselyte from Jerusalem (JLM0076)
Limestone ossuary with rosettes and a three-line Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Shapira, identified as the wife of Shim'on the proselyte. Now in Jerusalem. Dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
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CIIP1: 598
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Limestone
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JLM0076
Ossuary with bilingual inscriptions for Salame/Shalom from Jerusalem (JLM0071)
Limestone ossuary with inscriptions in Greek and Hebrew/Aramaic for Salame/Shalom. Now in Jerusalem. Dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
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CIIP1: 587
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Limestone
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JLM0071
Ossuary with Aramaic inscription for Mariam, daughter of Shim'on from Jerusalem (JLM0064)
Limestone ossuary with rosettes and tree decoration, and a one-line Aramaic inscription for Mariam, identified as the daughter of Shim'on. Now in Jerusalem. Dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
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CIIP1: 567
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Limestone
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JLM0064
Ossuary with a Hebrew and Aramaic inscriptions for Mariam from Jerusalem (JLM0062)
Limestone ossuary with two lines of Hebrew and Aramaic inscription for Mariam, wife of h'gl. Now in Jerusalem. Dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
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CIIP1: 563
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Limestone
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JLM0062
Ossuary with an Aramaic inscription for the son of Mariam from Jerusalem (JLM0056)
Limestone ossuary with a one-line Aramaic inscription for 'Avir'a, the son of Mariam. From Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
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CIIP1: 519
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Limestone
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JLM0056
Ossuary with Aramaic inscription for Martha from Jerusalem (JLM0051)
Limestone ossuary with a two-line Aramaic inscription for Martha, daughter of Papos and wife of Yehosef, from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
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CIIP1: 505
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Limestone
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JLM0051
Ossuary with a Hebrew and Aramaic inscription for Martha from Jerusalem (JLM0050)
Limestone ossuary with lattice and circle decorations and three Hebrew and Aramaic inscriptions for Martha, identified as the daughter of Yehosef and the wife of (a second) Yosef. From Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
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CIIP1:
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Limestone
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JLM0050
Ossuary with Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Mariam from Jerusalem (JLM0049)
Limestone ossuary with rosettes, circles, and zigzag decoration, and a one-line Hebrew/Aramaic inscription for Mariam, from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
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CIIP1: 503
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Limestone
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JLM0049
Ossuary with Aramaic inscription for Ima from Jerusalem (JLM0048)
Limestone ossuary with a two line incised inscription in Aramaic for Ima, identified as the daughter of Hananiya and mother of "the Sokhoite," a reference to the town of Sokho. From Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
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CIIP1: 501
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Limestone
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JLM0048
Ossuary with bilingual inscription for Yehonatan and Shelamzion from Jerusalem (JLM0047)
Limestone ossuary with Greek and Hebrew/Aramaic incised inscriptions for Yehonatan/Ionathes and Shelamzin/Selasion Martha. From Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
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CIIP1: 500
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Limestone
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JLM0047