Bas-relief of an unknown woman with two keys.
Description
A woman is shown here laden with rich jewelry. She is holding a child. On her right shoulder, a round brooch appears, pinned up with two keys and lavishly decorated with granulated pearls. The smaller left key bears a Greek inscription
‘ΔIΟC’, while the bigger one on the right, inscription ‘NΕIKH’. Keys is a common attribute associated with Palmyrene funerary reliefs. They are attribute to numerous female busts characteristically in the shape of letter ‘L’ with an
engraved inscription.
(Literature by Łukasz Sokołowski – Note the reference section)
Material: Limestone.
Item Proximate Dimensions: 35 cm (W) x 38 cm (H)
Date: C 2ed C. CE
Excavated from: Palmyra
Archaeological Mission:
Archaeological Museum Of Palmyra – 2011
Excavation Site Location
- Funerary bas-relief of a young woman with a child | Virtual Museum Of Palmyra
- Portraying Literacy of Palmyra. The Evidence of Funerary Sculpture and Their Interpretation- Łukasz Sokołowski University of Warsaw.
- Representations of Women and Children in Palmyrene Funerary Loculus Reliefs, Loculus Stelae and Wall Paintings – 2016 Rubina Raja
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