Funerary relief of Mezzabena
Limestone.
Palmyra. Early 3rd cent. CE.
Height 49 cm. Inv. No. ДВ-4175.Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage MuseumPhoto by Sergey Sosnovskiy

Funerary relief of Mezzabena.

Limestone.
Palmyra. Early 3rd cent. CE.
Height 49 cm.
Inv. No. ДВ-4175.

Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum
(Санкт-Петербург, Государственный Эрмитаж).

Origin:
Gift of Cyril, Patriarch of Antioch, 1913.
Literature:
И. Саверкина. Древняя Пальмира. Ленинград, 1971, с. 30—31, илл. 43—45 (where he is named Mezabbena. — Site Editor’s note).
Credits:
(сс) 2018. Photo: Sergey Sosnovskiy (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Text: museum label and museum information.
THE GALLERY OF ANCIENT ART
Keywords: γλυπτική sculptura sculpture sculptural scultura skulptur asia minor απεικόνιση portrait portraiture ritratto ritrattistica porträtmalerei porträt limestone funerary relief tombstone gravestone headstone of a noble man priest prete mezzabena mezabbena male bust busto maschile from palmyra priest hat headgear headdress headpiece copricapo modius laurel wreath corona di alloro alloro toga finger-ring ring anello male hairstyle beard inv no дв-4175
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