Funerary Bust of Yedi-bel
- Culture
- Roman, 753 BCE–395 CE
- Date
- 141–142 CE
- Material
- Limestone
- from
- Tadmur, Homs governorate, Syria, Asia
- Classification
- Sculpture, stone & mineral
- Collection
- Ancient Art
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 208
- Dimensions
- 19 7/8 x 17 1/4 x 9 3/8 in. (50.5 x 43.8 x 23.8 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Martha Love
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 24:1960
NOTES
Inscription: “Alas, Yedi-bel, son of 'Ate'aqap (son of) Yedi-bel, (son of) 'Aqqabai.' Day seventeen (of the month of) Kanun, year 453.”
Wearing the traditional conical modius (hat) of a priest with a typical Greco-Roman chlamys (tunic) and brooch, this costume reflects the diverse influences—Roman, Greek, and Parthian—at play in the eastern Roman city of Palmyra. The inscription on this bust indicates Yedi-bel died in the Palmyrene year 453 (which equates to October-November 141–2 CE).
Wearing the traditional conical modius (hat) of a priest with a typical Greco-Roman chlamys (tunic) and brooch, this costume reflects the diverse influences—Roman, Greek, and Parthian—at play in the eastern Roman city of Palmyra. The inscription on this bust indicates Yedi-bel died in the Palmyrene year 453 (which equates to October-November 141–2 CE).
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