Funerary relief, ca. 50–150, Syria, probably from Palmyra, Limestone, 20 x 14.96 in. (50.8 x 38 cm), Stone-Sculpture-Inscribed, This relief is a type of funerary monument characteristic of the prosperous caravan city of Palmyra during the first three centuries A.D. Reliefs with a representation of the deceased and a short identifying inscription were used to seal burial niches in elaborately decorated communal tombs; those with a half-length or bust format became prevalent sometime after A
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Funerary relief, ca, 50–150, Syria, Palmyra, Limestone, 20 x 14.96, 50.8 38 cm, Stone-Sculpture-Inscribed, relief, type, funerary monument, characteristic, prosperous caravan, city, first three, centuries, D, Reliefs, representation, deceased, short identifying, inscription, seal burial, niches, elaborately decorated, communal, tombs, half-length, bust format, prevalent sometime
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