Funeral stele of a woman | Yale University Art Gallery

ca. A.D. 175

On view, 1st floor, Dura-Europos

Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: 23 1/4 × 16 15/16 × 7 1/2 in. (59 × 43 × 19 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Edgar Munroe
Accession Number: 1954.30.2
Culture: Palmyra
Period: Roman (2nd century A.D.)
Classification: Sculpture
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Provenance

Collection of Mr. and Mrs. J. Edgar Munroe; Yale University Art Gallery, acquired from the above, 1954.

Bibliography

Lisa R. Brody and Carol Snow, "Quarries at the Crossroads: Sourcing Limestone Sculpture from Dura-Europos and Palmyra at Yale," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2019), 82–83, fig. 3

Essi Ronkko and Hood Museum of Art, "Hood Museum," http://hoodmuseum.dartmouth.edu (accessed June 2011-July 2021),

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Additional information

Inscriptions

Herta, Daughter of Baida

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