Funerary relief of 'Alayyat from Palmyra (PAL0102)
Dublin Core
Title
Funerary relief of 'Alayyat from Palmyra (PAL0102)
Description
Limestone funerary relief of 'Alayyat, daughter of Zabdibol (see PAL0101). The deceased is shown in typical Palmyrene garb with a cloak covering her hair. She wears especially elaborate jewelry, with a uniquely prominent wrapped headdress and elaborate diadem and animal-figured brooch.
Source
Publisher
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Date
Rights
Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access Program
Format
Limestone
Identifier
PAL0102
Funerary relief Item Type Metadata
Dimensions
44.91 cm
41.81 cm
41.81 cm
Description
Limestone funerary relief depicting the deceased in typical, but wealthy Palmyrene clothing. An inscription on the right identifies the deceased and her father.
Location of Inscription
Upper right, relief background.
Diplomatic
'lyt
brt
zbdbwl
brt
zbdbwl
Translation
'Alayyat,
daughter of
Zabdibol.
daughter of
Zabdibol.
Diplomatic Constituted From
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Translation Constituted From
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Letters
Palmyran script
Findspot
Palmyra. Acquired 1902, New York.
Current Location (if known)
Metropolitan Museum of Art (02.29.5)
Name 1
Role 1
Name 2
Role 2
Citation
“Funerary relief of 'Alayyat from Palmyra (PAL0102),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed October 11, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/82.