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THBRoman / Palmyran Limestone Head of Priest
Lot 96a
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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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Featuring classical antiquities, Asian, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Near East / Holy Land, Palmyra, Roman period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A detailed, naturalistic limestone head of a priest wearing a characteristically tubular headdress encircled by a relief wreath with a flower at the center and laurel-like leaves to either side. The features of the head are slightly elongated in the Palmyran manner. Given the scale of the head, it probably belonged to a reclining statue that depicted the priest dining. The limestone is beautifully marbled and crystallized, with a creamy, almost uniform color. The details of the headdress, eyes, and ears are all beautifully preserved. Size: 4.2" W x 7" H (10.7 cm x 17.8 cm); 11.25" H (28.6 cm) on included custom stand.
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.
c.f. a similar sculpture in "Zenobia: il sogno di una regina d'oriente" (Milan, 2002), no. 44, pg. 50 and 52; and two heads catalogued as nos. 35 and 37 on pgs. 40-41 of J. Michael Padgett, ed., "Roman Sculpture" (Princeton, 2001).
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection
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#137788The head has several surface cracks, especially around the headdress. Small losses from the surface, notably at the top of the headdress and from one side of the nose. Very nice preservation of details in many areas, especially the eyes and ears.Condition
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