Head of a woman from a funerary relief from Palmyra (PAL0117)
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Title
Head of a woman from a funerary relief from Palmyra (PAL0117)
Description
The limestone head of a woman from Palmyra, probably originally from a funerary relief. She wears a typical headdress with a decorative band featuring a central palm motif and a lattice pattern beside it, but the headdress is additionally decorated with two draped strands of jewelry. This example includes inset black pupils. The arrangement of her hair, parted in the middle and pulled back behind the head, the almond shaped eyes, and fleshy Venus-rings across her neck are typical features of Palmyrene funerary portraiture.
Source
Date
Rights
Image rights: Public domain via the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Format
Limestone
Identifier
PAL0117
Funerary relief Item Type Metadata
Dimensions
27.31x17.78x12.7cm
Findspot
Palmyra; Gift of Robert Blaugrund
Current Location (if known)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, M.82.77.2
Citation
“Head of a woman from a funerary relief from Palmyra (PAL0117),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 24, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/715.