Funeral Banquet Scene Of a Palmyrene Man With His Family
Funeral banquet scene from Palmyra, depicting the big member of the family (usually the founder of the tomb) in a ceremonial banquet gathering with his close family members.
Usually the body of the founder is berried in the sarcophagus under the banquet scene
Material: Hard limestone.
Item Proximate Dimensions: C 2 Meters in width by 1.25 height
Date: C 2nd-3rd C AD
Excavated from: Palmyra- Valley of the tombs
Archaeological Mission:
Archaeological Museum Of Palmyra – 2011
Excavation Site Location
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- Palmyrene portraits from the temple of Allat. New evidence on artists and workshops – Dagmara Wielgosz-Rondolino ; University of Warsaw
- Teixidor, Javier (1979), The Pantheon of Palmyra, Brill Archive.
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