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Portrait of a Man from Palmyra in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, March 2019
Funerary relief
ca. 150–200
Object Details
Title: Funerary relief
Date: ca. 150–200
Geography: From Syria, Palmyra
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: 20 1/2 in. × 17 in. × 8 1/2 in. (52.1 × 43.2 × 21.6 cm)
Classification: Stone-Sculpture-Inscribed
Credit Line: Purchase, 1902
Accession Number: 02.29.2
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.D. 65.
Shown here is the upper body of a beardless man in high relief who faces directly toward the viewer, dressed in a Greek cloak known as a himation, worn over a chiton, or tunic, and wrapped around the right arm like a sling. The folds of the garment are carved in angular ridges. He holds a small object in his left hand, probably a schedula (book roll), and wears a ring on the little finger. Originally, the background of the relief was probably inscribed in Palmyrene Aramaic with the name and lineage of the deceased, although it is now blank with a rough surface that suggests it may have been erased in preparation for reuse. The fleshy chin and jaw, together with deep vertical wrinkles around the mouth, characterize the deceased as middle-aged. His upper eyelids are modeled, and carved circles mark the iris of each eye. Above the thick eyebrows, the forehead is creased with horizontal furrows, creating a stern expression. The gaze does not meet the viewer’s but extends far into the distance. The man’s short hair is depicted as a mass of wavy locks that cover his head like a cap, ending above his protruding ears. Chips and cracks in the surface are due to the use of soft local limestone. The relief can be stylistically dated to around 150-200 A.D. because of the figure’s beardlessness, and the treatment of the facial features and the garment folds.
Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/322376
ca. 150–200
Object Details
Title: Funerary relief
Date: ca. 150–200
Geography: From Syria, Palmyra
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: 20 1/2 in. × 17 in. × 8 1/2 in. (52.1 × 43.2 × 21.6 cm)
Classification: Stone-Sculpture-Inscribed
Credit Line: Purchase, 1902
Accession Number: 02.29.2
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.D. 65.
Shown here is the upper body of a beardless man in high relief who faces directly toward the viewer, dressed in a Greek cloak known as a himation, worn over a chiton, or tunic, and wrapped around the right arm like a sling. The folds of the garment are carved in angular ridges. He holds a small object in his left hand, probably a schedula (book roll), and wears a ring on the little finger. Originally, the background of the relief was probably inscribed in Palmyrene Aramaic with the name and lineage of the deceased, although it is now blank with a rough surface that suggests it may have been erased in preparation for reuse. The fleshy chin and jaw, together with deep vertical wrinkles around the mouth, characterize the deceased as middle-aged. His upper eyelids are modeled, and carved circles mark the iris of each eye. Above the thick eyebrows, the forehead is creased with horizontal furrows, creating a stern expression. The gaze does not meet the viewer’s but extends far into the distance. The man’s short hair is depicted as a mass of wavy locks that cover his head like a cap, ending above his protruding ears. Chips and cracks in the surface are due to the use of soft local limestone. The relief can be stylistically dated to around 150-200 A.D. because of the figure’s beardlessness, and the treatment of the facial features and the garment folds.
Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/322376
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