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PROPERTY OF PROFESSOR AND MRS. SID PORT
A PALMYRENE LIMESTONE DOUBLE FUNERARY PORTRAIT
CIRCA MID-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
A PALMYRENE LIMESTONE DOUBLE FUNERARY PORTRAIT
Circa Mid-2nd Century A.D.
Sculpted in high relief, the rectangular panel depicting the busts of a bearded man and his wife, each wearing a tunic and mantle, their right hands holding the edges of their drapery in the "arm-sling" pose, their left hands holding flowers
22 in. (55.9 cm) high
Circa Mid-2nd Century A.D.
Sculpted in high relief, the rectangular panel depicting the busts of a bearded man and his wife, each wearing a tunic and mantle, their right hands holding the edges of their drapery in the "arm-sling" pose, their left hands holding flowers
22 in. (55.9 cm) high
Provenance
Classical, Egyptian, Western Asiatic, British and Celtic Antiquities, Ancient Jewellery, African, Pre-Columbian, North American Indian, Melanesian, Polynesian and Australian Art, Christie's London, 11 July 1973, lot 177