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Fragmentary funerary relief with head of a woman
Palmyrene
Imperial Period, Palmyrene Group II
about A.D. 150–200
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Height: 16 cm (6 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Dana Estes
Accession Number10.71
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Sculpture in Stone (MFA), no. 404; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 117 (additional published references).
DescriptionThe lady wears an enriched diadem, from beneath which her hair is drawn back at either side over most of her ears, a knotted turban, and her himation in the form of a veil. Earrings in the shape of three pendant globes hang from each ear.
The head is similar to that of the lady in the nearly complete relief (no. 10.77). The hair being almost wild in the handling of folds and strands.
Nose and lips are slightly damaged. Otherwise, the head is in good condition, the break running irregularly through the veil and the three visible folds of the neck.
The head is similar to that of the lady in the nearly complete relief (no. 10.77). The hair being almost wild in the handling of folds and strands.
Nose and lips are slightly damaged. Otherwise, the head is in good condition, the break running irregularly through the veil and the three visible folds of the neck.
ProvenanceDana Estes (b. 1841 - d. 1909), Brookline, MA; 1910, gift of the estate of Dana Estes to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 28, 1910)