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THBPublished Large Palmyran Limestone Bust of Young Man
Lot 55
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Day 1 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional art from around the world - Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Viking, Russian, Near Eastern; Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, India; Fine Art from the 17th century to present. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Near East/Holy Land, Palmyra, Roman period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A high relief funerary bust, hand-carved from limestone, depicting half of the body of a young man with an inscription. Executed in high relief, the youth is dressed in a himation, with the hands emerging out of the garment. As is typical of the Palmyrene style, the youth has an oval face with large eyes and a hairstyle composed of detailed, snail-like curls arranged in row that end above his protruding ears. The irises of his almond-shaped eyes are incised, and the pupils are drilled. In the background is a curtain held in place by circular knobs against a pair of palm fronds. The stela has a four-line Aramaic inscription to the right of the man's head that retains original red cinnabar pigment in its incised lines. Size: 16" W x 22.5" H (40.6 cm x 57.2 cm)
Palmyra was a wealthy city that linked the caravan routes from the Parthian Near East with the Roman mediterranean; the people who lived there during this period largely enjoyed prosperity and were able to adopt eastern and western customs, clothing, and artistic styles, creating a distinctive visual culture unique to the city. We know of this culture today from the large funerary monuments that the Palmyrans built - tower-shaped vaults whose interiors were lined with sculpted limestone reliefs depicting the deceased. Many of these, as this example, had Aramaic inscriptions which gave the name and family history of the dead.
See a similar relief in "Zenobia: Il sogno di una regina d'oriente", Milan, 2002, fig. 95, page 84.
Published in "Ancient Works: Sculpture, Painting, Mosaics, Glass and Jewelry in Antiquity", Fortuna Fine Arts, 2004, fig. 17.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; Published in "Ancient Works: Sculpture, Painting, Mosaics, Glass and Jewelry in Antiquity", Fortuna Fine Arts, 2004, fig. 17; ex-Frances Artuner collection, Belgium, acquired in the 1960s
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#140182Part of the nose and some of the fingers are lost. Edges are slightly ragged. With small scratches, chips, and nicks on the surface commensurate with age. Overall in very nice condition with light deposits and excellent preservation of detail in many areas.Condition
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