Funerary relief of Abuna, daughter of Nabuna from Palmyra (PAL0111)
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Title
Funerary relief of Abuna, daughter of Nabuna from Palmyra (PAL0111)
Description
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 PAL0112). 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 PAL0112, PAL0113). 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.
Source
Date
Rights
Image rights: Public domain via the Yale University Art Gallery
Format
Limestone
Identifier
PAL0111
Funerary relief Item Type Metadata
Dimensions
52.5x43x19.5cm
Location of Inscription
Upper left portion of relief background
Translation
Abuna, daughter of Nabuna, son of Anini. Alas!
Translation Constituted From
Yale University Art Gallery
Findspot
Palmyra, gift of Edward B. Greene
Current Location (if known)
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, accession # 1930.6, ID 15077
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Role 1
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Selected Bibliography
Heyn, M.K. 2010. "Gesture and Identity in the Funerary Art of Palmyra," American Journal of Archaeology, 114 (4): 631-661.
Citation
“Funerary relief of Abuna, daughter of Nabuna from Palmyra (PAL0111),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 26, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/709.